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 …

Multibeam surveys can provide detailed bathymetry data for the continental slope from
which quantitative descriptors of the seabed terrain (eg, slope) may be obtained. We …

The use of data, including bathymetry, backscatter intensity and the angular response of
backscatter intensity, collected using multibeam sonar (MBS) systems to recognise seabed …

Cold-water coral distributions are only partially understood even in the most well-studied
areas. This is partly due to the only recent development of appropriate technology, and …

This study explores the full potential of high-resolution multibeam data for the automated
and accurate mapping of complex seabed features under a predictive modelling framework …

Acoustic seafloor measurements with multibeam echosounders (MBESs) are currently often
used for submarine habitat mapping, but the MBESs are usually not acoustically calibrated …

The management and protection of potentially vulnerable species and habitats require the
availability of detailed spatial data. However, such data are often not readily available in …

Abstract Di Maida, G., Tomasello, A., Luzzu, F., Scannavino, A., Pirrotta, M., Orestano, C.,
and Calvo, S. 2011. Discriminating between Posidonia oceanica meadows and sand …

Sea floor morphology plays an important role in many scientific disciplines such as ecology,
hydrology and sedimentology since geomorphic features can act as physical controls for eg …

In recent years, widespread use of scanning sonars for acoustic imaging of the seabed
surface can be observed. These types of sonars are mainly used with tripods or special …