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 …

ABSTRACT During the past 2–3 decades, the spatiotemporal distribution of Mytilus spp. in
coastal waters of the North Atlantic has changed considerably. In general, reduced …

Habitat‐forming bryozoans are here defined as extant, heavily‐calcified species which
regularly attain sizes over 50 mm in three‐dimensions and which contribute significantly to …

The main goal of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) is to achieve good ecological
status across European surface waters by 2015 and as such, it offers the opportunity and …

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

The relationship between acoustic backscatter, sediment characteristics and benthic habitat
is examined using high-resolution sidescan sonar data collected at the Loch Linnhe artificial …

Map** of seabed habitats is increasingly being used to identify the distribution and
structure of marine ecosystems and as surrogate measures of biodiversity for marine …

Abstract: Since the collapse of the Ostrea edulis stock in the mid‐1800s the oyster has
struggled to re‐establish itself in self‐sustaining assemblages in Europe. It is now widely …

Current policies of habitat conservation, recovery, and management are strongly biased in
favour of terrestrial systems, being poorly applicable to marine environments. A sound …

We investigated the cover, community structure and abiotic environment of nine shipwrecks
lying at increasing distance from the Belgian coast. Results indicated that all shipwrecks …