Shallow water benthic imaging and substrate characterization using recreational-grade sidescan-sonar

D Buscombe - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2017‏ - Elsevier
In recent years, lightweight, inexpensive, vessel-mounted 'recreational grade'sonar systems
have rapidly grown in popularity among aquatic scientists, for swath imaging of benthic …

Shifts in the suitable habitat available for brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) under short-term climate change scenarios

R Muñoz-Mas, A Lopez-Nicolas… - Science of the Total …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The impact of climate change on the habitat suitability for large brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)
was studied in a segment of the Cabriel River (Iberian Peninsula). The future flow and water …

Improved PMI-based input variable selection approach for artificial neural network and other data driven environmental and water resource models

X Li, HR Maier, AC Zecchin - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Input variable selection (IVS) is one of the most important steps in the development of
artificial neural network and other data driven environmental and water resources models …

[HTML][HTML] Alluvial substrate map** by automated texture segmentation of recreational-grade side scan sonar imagery

D Hamill, D Buscombe, JM Wheaton - PloS one, 2018‏ - journals.plos.org
Side scan sonar in low-cost 'fishfinder'systems has become popular in aquatic ecology and
sedimentology for imaging submerged riverbed sediment at coverages and resolutions …

Physical habitat simulation for a fish community using the ANFIS method

D Im, SU Choi, B Choi - Ecological Informatics, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This study presents physical habitat simulations for the fish community in a reach of the Dal
River, Korea. The study reach is 2.3 km long, located downstream from the Goesan Dam …

Generalized additive and fuzzy models in environmental flow assessment: A comparison employing the West Balkan trout (Salmo farioides; Karaman, 1938)

R Muñoz-Mas, C Papadaki, F Martinez-Capel… - Ecological …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Human activities have altered flow regimes resulting in increased pressures and threats on
river biota. Physical habitat simulation has been established as a standard approach among …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty in various habitat suitability models and its impact on habitat suitability estimates for fish

YP Lin, WC Lin, WY Wu - Water, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
Species distribution models (SDMs) are extensively used to project habitat suitability of
species in stream ecological studies. Owing to complex sources of uncertainty, such models …

Revisiting probabilistic neural networks: A comparative study with support vector machines and the microhabitat suitability for the Eastern Iberian chub (Squalius …

R Muñoz-Mas, S Fukuda, J Pórtoles… - Ecological …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Probabilistic Neural Networks (PNNs) and Support Vector Machines (SVMs) are
flexible classification techniques suited to render trustworthy species distribution and habitat …

Assessing minimum environmental flows in nonpermanent rivers: The choice of thresholds

C Aguilar, MJ Polo - Environmental modelling & software, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The criteria used in the computation of the minimum environmental flow regime and flow
cessation periods in nonpermanent rivers are often left to open criteria. This study proposes …

Comparing four methods for decision-tree induction: A case study on the invasive Iberian gudgeon (Gobio lozanoi; Doadrio and Madeira, 2004)

R Muñoz-Mas, S Fukuda, P Vezza… - Ecological Informatics, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The invasion of freshwater ecosystems is a particularly alarming phenomenon in the Iberian
Peninsula. Habitat suitability modelling is a proficient approach to extract knowledge about …