Coral Resilience in the Mesoamerican Reef

Conducted as part of the MSc in Environmental Technology at Imperial College London, this project examined how coral assemblages along the Honduran reef respond to acute and chronic thermal stress, with the goal of identifying resilient communities that can guide local marine protected area management.

Field work combined SCUBA-based benthic photoquadrat surveys with in-situ environmental monitoring across multiple reef sectors, paired with quantitative analysis in R to model resilience indicators against environmental drivers.

Outputs feed into ongoing conservation planning with local partners and demonstrate the value of pairing rigorous field methodology with policy-relevant analysis.