Benthic habitat map**: A review of progress towards improved understanding of the spatial ecology of the seafloor using acoustic techniques

CJ Brown, SJ Smith, P Lawton, JT Anderson - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Multispectral multibeam echo sounder backscatter as a tool for improved seafloor characterization

CJ Brown, J Beaudoin, M Brissette, V Gazzola - Geosciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The establishment of multibeam echosounders (MBES), as a mainstream tool in ocean
map**, has facilitated integrative approaches towards nautical charting, benthic habitat …

Relationships between multibeam backscatter, sediment grain size and Posidonia oceanica seagrass distribution

G De Falco, R Tonielli, G Di Martino, S Innangi… - Continental Shelf …, 2010 - Elsevier
The use of data, including bathymetry, backscatter intensity and the angular response of
backscatter intensity, collected using multibeam sonar (MBS) systems to recognise seabed …

Habitat complexity and bottom fauna composition at different scales on the continental shelf and slope of northern Norway

L Buhl-Mortensen, P Buhl-Mortensen, MFJ Dolan… - Hydrobiologia, 2012 - Springer
Abstract The MAREANO (Marine AREA database for NOrwegian coast and sea areas)
map** programme includes acquisition of multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data …

Selecting optimal random forest predictive models: a case study on predicting the spatial distribution of seabed hardness

J Li, M Tran, J Siwabessy - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Spatially continuous predictions of seabed hardness are important baseline environmental
information for sustainable management of Australia's marine jurisdiction. Seabed hardness …

Characterisation of seafloor substrate using advanced processing of multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, and sidescan sonar in Table Bay, South Africa

T Pillay, HC Cawthra, AT Lombard - Marine Geology, 2020 - Elsevier
A method to map seafloor substrates using machine learning, based on geophysical data
including multibeam bathymetry, backscatter, and side-scan sonar, is currently being …

Seafloor change detection using multibeam echosounder backscatter: case study on the Belgian part of the North Sea

G Montereale-Gavazzi, M Roche, X Lurton… - Marine Geophysical …, 2018 - Springer
To characterize seafloor substrate type, seabed map** and particularly multibeam
echosounding are increasingly used. Yet, the utilisation of repetitive MBES-borne …

Comparison of mechanical disturbance in soft sediments due to tickler-chain SumWing trawl vs. electro-fitted PulseWing trawl

J Depestele, K Degrendele, M Esmaeili… - ICES Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Tickler-chain SumWing and electrode-fitted PulseWing trawls were compared to assess
seabed impacts. Multi-beam echo sounder (MBES) bathymetry confirmed that the SumWing …

Limitations of predicting substrate classes on a sedimentary complex but morphologically simple seabed

M Diesing, PJ Mitchell, E O'keeffe, GOAM Gavazzi… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ocean floor, its species and habitats are under pressure from various human activities.
Marine spatial planning and nature conservation aim to address these threats but require …

Sedimentary record of storm deposits from Hurricane Ike, Galveston and San Luis Islands, Texas

AD Hawkes, BP Horton - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
Prehistoric records of land-falling tropical cyclones further our understanding of the spatial
and temporal variability of tropical cyclone activity and its relationship with global climatic …