Benthic habitat mapping: A review of progress towards improved understanding of the spatial ecology of the seafloor using acoustic techniques

CJ Brown, SJ Smith, P Lawton, JT Anderson - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review examines the various strategies and methods used to produce benthic habitat
maps using acoustic remote sensing techniques, coupled with in situ sampling. The …

A review of oceanographic applications of water column data from multibeam echosounders

K Colbo, T Ross, C Brown, T Weber - Estuarine, coastal and shelf science, 2014 - Elsevier
Multibeam echosounder systems (MBES) have long provided bathymetric data with high
temporal and spatial resolution. In the last couple of decades, MBES observations of …

Recommendations for improved and coherent acquisition and processing of backscatter data from seafloor-mapping sonars

G Lamarche, X Lurton - Marine Geophysical Research, 2018 - Springer
Multibeam echosounders are becoming widespread for the purposes of seafloor bathymetry
mapping, but the acquisition and the use of seafloor backscatter measurements, acquired …

Multiple methods, maps, and management applications: Purpose made seafloor maps in support of ocean management

CJ Brown, JA Sameoto, SJ Smith - Journal of Sea Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The establishment of multibeam echosounders (MBES) as a mainstream tool in ocean
mapping has facilitated integrative approaches toward nautical charting, benthic habitat …

[HTML][HTML] Macroalgal assemblages as indicators of the ecological status of marine coastal systems: A review

R D'Archino, L Piazzi - Ecological indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
Macroalgae have been utilized as biological indicators of ecosystem health in many
monitoring programs worldwide. These programs have utilized various methods to quantify …

Integrating multibeam backscatter angular response, mosaic and bathymetry data for benthic habitat mapping

R Che Hasan, D Ierodiaconou, L Laurenson… - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Multibeam echosounders (MBES) are increasingly becoming the tool of choice for marine
habitat mapping applications. In turn, the rapid expansion of habitat mapping studies has …

A review of seagrass detection, mapping and monitoring applications using acoustic systems

MU Gumusay, T Bakirman… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Seagrass meadows are key elements of marine ecosystems as they affect the physical,
chemical and biological environment and provide habitats for fish and invertebrates. Human …

Evaluation of four supervised learning methods for benthic habitat mapping using backscatter from multi-beam sonar

RC Hasan, D Ierodiaconou, J Monk - Remote Sensing, 2012 - mdpi.com
An understanding of the distribution and extent of marine habitats is essential for the
implementation of ecosystem-based management strategies. Historically this had been …

Deep learning model for seabed sediment classification based on fuzzy ranking feature optimization

X Cui, F Yang, X Wang, B Ai, Y Luo, D Ma - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Accurate acquisition of information on seabed sediment distributions plays an important role
in the construction of basic marine geographic databases. Although a multibeam echo …

Combining angular response classification and backscatter imagery segmentation for benthic biological habitat mapping

RC Hasan, D Ierodiaconou, L Laurenson - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2012 - Elsevier
Backscatter information from multibeam echosounders (MBES) have been shown to contain
useful information for the characterisation of benthic habitats. Compared to backscatter …