Quantifying RGB-Based Color Score in Corals v1
This protocol describes the steps required for photo capture, image processing, and data analysis to quantify color scores based on standardized red, green, and blue intensities, which can be used as metrics of coral bleaching severity. This is the quantitative color score protocol evaluated in Hackerott et al. (2025), published in Coral Reefs.
Authors
- Serena Hackerott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6462-9885)
- José M. Eirín‐López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8041-9770)
- Lauren Gregory
- John Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1875-3516)
Institutions
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.14egnr3wpl5d/v1
- Primary Topic
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Florida International University
- University Graduate School, Florida International University
- Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology