| Dr. David Obura is the coordinator for CORDIO East Africa, supporting activities in mainland Africa and Indian Ocean island states, including research, monitoring and capacity building of coral reefs and coastal ecosystems. A primary focus is the implications of global and local threats to coral reef health and their long term prospects and provision of socio-economic benefits. | |
- Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean; CORDIO East Africa, more
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- Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO), more
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- Obura D (2012) The Diversity and Biogeography of Western Indian Ocean Reef-Building Corals. Provided by CORDIO, East Africa. PLoS ONE 7(9): e45013. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045013, more
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- Herbert-Read, J.E.; Thornton, A.; Amon, D.J.; Birchenough, S.N.R.; Côté, I.M.; Dias, M.P.; Godley, B.J.; Keith, S.A.; McKinley, E.; Peck, L.S.; Calado, R.; Defeo, O.; Degraer, S.; Johnston, E.L.; Kaartokallio, H.; Macreadie, P.I.; Metaxas, A.; Muthumbi, A.W.N.; Obura, D.O.; Paterson, D.M.; Piola, A.R.; Richardson, A.J.; Schloss, I.R.; Snelgrove, P.V.R.; Stewart, B.D.; Thompson, P.M.; Watson, G.J.; Worthington, T.A.; Yasuhara, M.; Sutherland, W.J. (2022). A global horizon scan of issues impacting marine and coastal biodiversity conservation. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6(9): 1262-1270. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01812-0, more
- Muir, P.R.; Obura, D.O.; Hoeksema, B.W.; Sheppard, C.; Pichon, M.; Richards, Z.T. (2022). Conclusions of low extinction risk for most species of reef-building corals are premature. Nature Ecology & Evolution 6(4): 357-358. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01659-5, more
 Obura, D.O.; Aeby, G.; Amornthammarong, N.; Appeltans, W.; Bax, N.; Bishop, J.; Brainard, R.E.; Chan, S.; Fletcher, P.; Gordon, T.A.C.; Gramer, L.; Gudka, M.; Halas, J.; Hendee, J.; Hodgson, G.; Huang, D.; Jankulak, M.; Jones, A.; Kimura, T.; Levy, J.; Miloslavich, P.; Chou, L.M.; Muller-Karger, F.; Osuka, K.; Samoilys, M.; Simpson, S.D.; Tun, K.; Wongbusarakum, S. (2019). Coral reef monitoring, reef assessment technologies, and ecosystem-based management. Front. Mar. Sci. 6: 580. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00580, more
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