From underwater to drone: A novel multi-scale knowledge distillation approach for coral reef monitoring

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Matteo Contini, Victor Illien, Julien Barde, Sylvain Poulain, Serge Bernard, Alexis Joly, Sylvain Bonhommeau

Published: 01 Jan 2025, Last Modified: 04 Nov 2025Ecol. Informatics 2025EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Novel multi-scale AI approach integrating underwater and aerial imagery.•Fine-scale coral classification using knowledge distillation on drone images.•Cost-effective and scalable coral reef monitoring with UAVs and ASVs.•Open data and model pipeline for reproducibility and ecosystem adaptability.