Accuracy and precision of habitat structural complexity metrics derived from underwater photogrammetry

W Figueira, R Ferrari, E Weatherby, A Porter, S Hawes… - Remote Sensing, 2015 - mdpi.com
In tropical reef ecosystems corals are the key habitat builders providing most ecosystem
structure, which influences coral reef biodiversity and resilience. Remote sensing …

Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss

M Ponti, RA Perlini, V Ventra, D Grech, M Abbiati… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Mediterranean gorgonian forests are threatened by several human activities and are
affected by climatic anomalies that have led to mass mortality events in recent decades. The …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal benthic habitat map** and monitoring by integrating aerial and water surface low-cost drones

D Ventura, L Grosso, D Pensa, E Casoli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accurate data on community structure is a priority issue in studying coastal habitats facing
human pressures. The recent development of remote sensing tools has offered a ground …

[HTML][HTML] From Remote Sensing to Artificial Intelligence in Coral Reef Monitoring

VJ Piñeros, AM Reveles-Espinoza, JA Monroy - Machines, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review comprehensively covers the development of viable unmanned underwater
vehicles based on their technical capabilities, in particular those designed to conduct …

Biogeography of acoustic biodiversity of NW Mediterranean coralligenous reefs

L Di Iorio, M Audax, J Deter, F Holon, J Lossent… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Monitoring the biodiversity of key habitats and understanding the drivers across spatial
scales is essential for preserving ecosystem functions and associated services …

Combining literature review, acoustic map** and in situ observations: an overview of coralligenous assemblages in Liguria (NW Mediterranean Sea)

AC Molina, M Montefalcone, P Vassallo, C Morri… - Sci. Mar, 2016 - torrossa.com
A review and update of the existing knowledge on the coralligenous assemblages of Liguria
(NW Italy) was conducted as an essential step towards management measures for their …

The main builders of Mediterranean coralligenous: 2D and 3D quantitative approaches for its identification

VA Bracchi, P Bazzicalupo, L Fallati, AG Varzi… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Along the Mediterranean Sea shelf, algal reefs made of crustose coralline algae and
Peyssonneliales are known as Coralligenous. It ranks among the most important …

Assembling ecological pieces to reconstruct the conservation puzzle of the Aegean Sea

M Sini, S Katsanevakis, N Koukourouvli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The effective conservation of marine biodiversity through an integrated ecosystem-based
management approach requires a sound knowledge of the spatial distribution of habitats …

Habitat map** in the European Seas-is it fit for purpose in the marine restoration agenda?

V Gerovasileiou, CJ Smith, K Sevastou… - Marine Policy, 2019 - Elsevier
As habitat map** is crucially important for develo** effective management and
restoration plans, the aim of this work was to produce a census of available map resources …

Structure and diversity patterns of coralligenous cliffs across three ecoregions in the Central‐Western Mediterranean Sea

E Casoli, S Moro, M Falasca… - Diversity and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Coralligenous reefs are the main marine bioconstructions in terms of spatial distribution
within the Mediterranean basin. Two distinct reef morphologies can be distinguished based …