A review of marine geomorphometry, the quantitative study of the seafloor

V Lecours, MFJ Dolan, A Micallef… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2016 - hess.copernicus.org
Geomorphometry, the science of quantitative terrain characterization, has traditionally
focused on the investigation of terrestrial landscapes. However, the dramatic increase in the …

Can macroalgae contribute to blue carbon? An A ustralian perspective

R Hill, A Bellgrove, PI Macreadie… - Limnology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Macroalgal communities in Australia and around the world store vast quantities of carbon in
their living biomass, but their prevalence of growing on hard substrata means that they have …

Combining pixel and object based image analysis of ultra-high resolution multibeam bathymetry and backscatter for habitat mapping in shallow marine waters

D Ierodiaconou, ACG Schimel, D Kennedy… - Marine Geophysical …, 2018 - Springer
Habitat mapping data are increasingly being recognised for their importance in
underpinning marine spatial planning. The ability to collect ultra-high resolution (cm) …

Assessing the repeatability of automated seafloor classification algorithms, with application in marine protected area monitoring

A Zelada Leon, VAI Huvenne, NMA Benoist… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The number and areal extent of marine protected areas worldwide is rapidly increasing as a
result of numerous national targets that aim to see up to 30% of their waters protected by …

Seafloor change detection using multibeam echosounder backscatter: case study on the Belgian part of the North Sea

G Montereale-Gavazzi, M Roche, X Lurton… - Marine Geophysical …, 2018 - Springer
To characterize seafloor substrate type, seabed mapping and particularly multibeam
echosounding are increasingly used. Yet, the utilisation of repetitive MBES-borne …

Sensitivity of fine‐scale species distribution models to locational uncertainty in occurrence data across multiple sample sizes

PJ Mitchell, J Monk, L Laurenson - Methods in Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To generate realistic predictions, species distribution models require the accurate
coregistration of occurrence data with environmental variables. There is a common …

Evaluation of seabed mapping methods for fine-scale classification of extremely shallow benthic habitats–application to the Venice Lagoon, Italy

GM Gavazzi, F Madricardo, L Janowski, A Kruss… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent technological developments of multibeam echosounder systems (MBES) allow
mapping of benthic habitats with unprecedented detail. MBES can now be employed in …

An evaluation of supervised and unsupervised classification techniques for marine benthic habitat mapping using multibeam echosounder data

J Calvert, JA Strong, M Service… - ICES Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Marine habitat mapping provides information on seabed substrata and faunal community
structure to users including research scientists, conservation organizations, and policy …

Spatial and temporal changes of tidal inlet using object-based image analysis of multibeam echosounder measurements: A case from the Lagoon of Venice, Italy

L Janowski, F Madricardo, S Fogarin, A Kruss… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Scientific exploration of seabed substrata has significantly progressed in the last few years.
Hydroacoustic methods of seafloor investigation, including multibeam echosounder …

Towards incorporation of blue carbon in Falkland Islands marine spatial planning: a multi-tiered approach

N Bax, DKA Barnes, SEA Pineda-Metz… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ecosystem-based conservation that includes carbon sinks, alongside a linked carbon credit
system, as part of a nature-based solution to combating climate change, could help reduce …