Abiotic and biotic factors are known drivers that modulate community assembly from a regional species pool. Recent evidence has highlighted the intrinsic role of phylogenetic history on communities' response to the environment. Understanding its exact

"The Gn. Api (Banda Api) is one of the most active volcanoes of the Dutch East Indies. ...the reefs between Banda Naira and Lonthor [Banda Besar] are normal flourishing reefs which show no signs of being troubled by their very close proximity to the Banda

Open in a separate window Keywords: PlasPi TDM, Marine observations, Citizen science, Physical oceanography, Underwater imaging

The state of biodiversity for most of the world is largely enigmatic due to a lack of long-term population monitoring data. Citizen science programs could substantially contribute to resolving this data crisis, but there are noted concerns on whether