kai.kopecky@colorado.edu
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University of Colorado, Boulder

Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL) 
University of Colorado, Boulder - East Campus
SEEC Building, 3rd Floor
4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder CO 80309

Research Area

Disturbance dynamics and coral community reassembly

Kai Kopecky - Publications

Year Citations Publication Type Links
2025 Removing dead coral after marine heatwaves can mitigate coral-algae competition and increase viable coral recruitment. Journal Article DOI
2024 The remains of change: how the legacies of shifting disturbance regimes alter the resilience of contemporary coral reefs. Thesis or Dissertation
2024 Changing disturbance regimes, material legacies, and stabilizing feedbacks: Dead coral skeletons impair key recovery processes following coral bleaching. Journal Article DOI
2023 Material legacies can degrade resilience: Structure-retaining disturbances promote regime shifts on coral reefs. Journal Article DOI
2023 Quantifying the loss of coral from a bleaching event using underwater photogrammetry and AI-assisted image segmentation. Journal Article DOI
2023 Contrasting impacts of different disturbance types on coral reefs: Wave disturbance vs. coral bleaching. Journal Article DOI
2021 Effects of corallivory and coral colony density on coral growth and survival. Journal Article PDF
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