The biotic and abiotic assets of the marine environment form the “marine natural capital”
embedded in the global ocean. Marine natural capital provides the flow of “marine …

Over the last few centuries, mapping the ocean seabed has been a major challenge for
marine geoscientists. Knowledge of seabed bathymetry and morphology has significantly …

Global threats to ocean biodiversity have generated a worldwide movement to take actions
to improve conservation and management. Several international initiatives have …

Submarine geomorphology is a main environmental driver defining the seascape and
associated benthic habitat. In this sense, eustatic sea-level fluctuations plays a major role in …

Benthic habitat maps, including maps of seabed sediments, have become critical spatial-
decision support tools for marine ecological management and conservation. Despite the …

Queen snapper (Etelis oculatus) is of interest from an ecological and management
perspective as it is the second most landed finfish species (by total pounds) as determined …

The scale dependence of benthic terrain attributes is well-accepted, and multi-scale
methods are increasingly applied for benthic habitat mapping. There are, however, multiple …

Physical disturbances of the seafloor play a key role in ecosystem function and are
postulated to exert control over spatial patterns of biodiversity. This review investigates the …

The increasing availability and quality of high-resolution bathymetry data has led to a
growing need for automated classification approaches to extract seabed features and better …

Conservation planning and management typically require accurate and spatially explicit
data at scales that are relevant for conservation objectives. In marine conservation, these …