Dissertation Enhancement (Indonesia): Development of a Simple and Inexpensive Coral Reef Monitoring Program Using Stomatopod Crustaceans as Bioindicators of Reef Health

这是一个为期一年的论文增强补助金给马克Erdmann先生，在加州大学伯克利分校的研究生，进行研究，为他的博士学位。 该研究旨在制定一种监测印度尼西亚Spermonde群岛珊瑚礁健康状况的方法。 世界各地的珊瑚礁生态系统，特别是东南亚的边缘珊瑚礁，在海洋污染的影响下正在迅速恶化。 需要有一种当地参与者可以容易使用的有效、廉价的手段来监测珊瑚礁的健康状况。 生物指示器是监测珊瑚礁群落健康状况的一种廉价手段。这项研究可能会产生重大利益的保护珊瑚礁社区在这一地区。 埃德曼先生在西太平洋地区进行了研究，在进行这项研究的过程中，他将获得更多的国际经验和实地专门知识。

This is a one-year dissertation enhancement grant to Mr. Mark Erdmann, a graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley, to conduct research for his Ph.D. study to develop a method for monitoring the health of coral reefs in the Spermonde Archipelago, Indonesia. Coral reef ecosystems throughout the world, particularly the fringe reefs of southeast Asia, are rapidly deteriorating under the influence of marine pollution. There is a need for efficient, inexpensive means of monitoring the health of reefs that can be easily used by local participants. A bioindicator is an inexpensive means to monitor the health of coral reef communities. This research can potentially yield major benefits for the conservation of coral reef communities in this region. Mr. Erdmann has conducted research in the Western Pacific area and stands to gain a good deal more international experience and field expertise in the course of carrying out this study.