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Using benthic cover data
When using AXA XL Global Reef Record benthic cover data for your work, please use the following citations
González-Rivero M., O. Beijbom, A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, T. Holtrop, Y. González-Marrero, A. Ganase, Chris Roelfsema, S. Phinn and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2016. Scaling up Ecological Measurements of Coral Reefs Using Semi-Automated Field Image Collection and Analysis. Remote Sens. 8, 1:30; doi:10.3390/rs8010030.
Gonzalez-Rivero M., P. Bongaerts, O. Beijbom, O. Pizarro, A. Friedman, A. Rodriguez-Ramirez, B. Upcroft, D. Laffoley, D. Kline, R. Vevers, and O. Hoegh-Guldberg. 2014. The Catlin Seaview Survey – kilometre-scale seascape assessment, and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 24(Supp. 2): 184-198.