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 …

Mineral extraction from the seabed has experienced a recent surge of interest from both the
mining industry and marine scientists. While improved methods of geological investigation …

High resolution remotely sensed bathymetric data is rapidly increasing in volume, but
analyzing this data requires a mastery of a complex toolchain of disparate software …

Topographic position index (TPI) is an algorithm increasingly used to measure topographic
slope positions and to automate landform classifications. We applied TPI to a …

The coastal waters of the Maltese Islands, central Mediterranean Sea, sustain a diversity of
marine habitats and support a wide range of human activities. The islands' shallow waters …

A comprehensive EM300 multibeam echo-sounder dataset acquired from Cook Strait, New
Zealand, is used to develop a regional-scale objective characterisation of the seafloor …

Including ecology in biodiversity data management systems requires classifications of
habitat terms that provide standard definitions and indicate their relationships. In addition to …

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 …

Introduction Rugosity is an index of surface roughness that is widely used as a measure of
landscape structural complexity in studies investigating spatially explicit ecological patterns …

One of the main goals of marine spatial management is to promote a sustainable use of
marine resources without putting biodiversity and habitats at risk. Environmental status …