December 15, 2025

Multi-label classification for multi-temporal, multi-spatial coral reef condition monitoring using vision foundation model with adapter learningNew!!

While coral reef ecosystems provide important ecological services, they are increasingly threatened by global warming, ocean acidification, and human disturbances. Around the world, citizen science-based coral reef conservation programs have been implemented to support local monitoring and management. These programs typically rely on volunteer divers to record text-based observations, a process that is labor-intensive and often inconsistent across observers. With the growing availability of underwater imagery, deep learning models offer a promising solution for automating coral condition assessment. However, conventional models still struggle to maintain high accuracy and generalizability when dealing with complex ecological monitoring tasks. Building on our previous work published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, this […]