Kep coral reef and seagrass status assessment

Findings

• Reefs at three Kep islands were surveyed in 2014/15 and 2017; seagrass was surveyed separately in 2018. The paper reports increased fish density and diversity in the surveyed reefs.
• Changes in sampling effort and methods limit comparisons. The 2018 seagrass survey is a separate baseline. Abstract pp.24–25; methods pp.26–27.

How the evidence was collected

Three reef systems were surveyed in 2014/15 and again in 2017. Seagrass was surveyed separately in 2018. Survey effort changed, and the authors do not compare substrate cover between years because methods differed. Individual survey records are not yet integrated.

Source location: Reid et al. 2019, Methods and Table 1, pp.26–27.

What the evidence can tell us

Some observations may also appear in MCC reports. Differences in sampling methods and effort limit comparisons through time.

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Kep coral reef and seagrass status assessment. Reefs 2014/15 and 2017; seagrass 2018; published 2019. https://www.rupp.edu.kh/cjnh/articles/135/download