Seagrass communities provide critical ecosystem and provisioning services for both human
populations and a wide range of associated species globally. However, it has been reported …

Common methods of ocean remote sensing and seafloor surveying are mainly carried out
by airborne and spaceborne hyperspectral imagers. However, the water column hinders the …

Satellite remote sensing is an efficient and economical technique for studying coastal
bottoms in clear and shallow waters. Accordingly, the main objective of this study is the …

Marine macrophytes constitute one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, as well
as one of the most threatened by anthropogenic activities and climate change. Their …

Oil palm plantation mapping is an important task in land planning and management in
Malaysia. Most existing studies were based on satellite images using traditional machine …

Seagrass, a submerged flowering plant, is widely distributed in coastal shallow waters and
plays a significant role in maintaining marine biodiversity and carbon cycles. However, the …

Abstract Seagrass meadows of West-Central Florida (USA), between 27° 3′ N–28° 12′ N;
82° 24′ W–82° 50′ W, are closely monitored by federal, state, and local groups for benthic …

Satellite remote sensing is a valuable tool to map and monitor the distribution of marine
macrophytes such as seagrass and seaweeds that perform many ecological functions and …

Abstract Space remote sensing is powerful for conducting large-scale coral reefs benthic
habitat mapping (CRBHM). However, it is difficult because of the large spectral differences in …

Coastal waters are highly productive and diverse ecosystems, often dominated by marine
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and strongly affected by a range of human pressures …