The next step in shallow coral reef monitoring : combining remote sensing and in situ approaches Scopélitis, J. /Andrefouët, Serge Phinn, S. Arroyo, L. Dalleau, Mayeul Cros, Annick /Chabanet, Pascale Coral community maps Cyclone impact Integrative monitoring Live coral cover Reef health Remote sensing Most current coral reef management is supported by mapping and monitoring limited in record length and spatial extent. These deficiencies were addressed in a multidisciplinary study of cyclone impacts on Abore Reef, New-Caledonia. Local knowledge, high thematic-resolution maps, and time-series satellite imagery complemented classical in situ monitoring methods. Field survey stations were selected from examination of pre- and post-cyclone images and their post-cyclone coral communities documented in terms of substrata, coral morphologies, live coral cover, and taxonomy. Time-series maps of hierarchically defined coral communities created at spatial scales documenting the variability among communities (29-45 classes) and suggesting the processes that affected them. The increased spatial coverage and repeatability of this approach significantly improved the recognition and interpretation of coral communities' spatio-temporal variability. It identified precise locations of impacted areas and those exhibiting coral recovery and resilience. The approach provides a comprehensive suite of information on which to base reef-scale conservation actions. Crown Copyright (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2010 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052957 fdi:010052957 Scopélitis J., Andrefouët Serge, Phinn S., Arroyo L., Dalleau Mayeul, Cros Annick, Chabanet Pascale. The next step in shallow coral reef monitoring : combining remote sensing and in situ approaches. 2010, 60 (11), 1956-1968 EN