The application of remote sensing to seagrass ecosystems: an overview and future research prospects

MS Hossain, JS Bujang, MH Zakaria… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This review evaluates various methods employed to produce seagrass habitat maps using
optical and acoustic remote-sensing (RS) techniques coupled with in situ sampling to …

Opportunities for seagrass research derived from remote sensing: A review of current methods

BK Veettil, RD Ward, MDAC Lima, M Stankovic… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Seagrass communities provide critical ecosystem and provisioning services for both human
populations and a wide range of associated species globally. However, it has been reported …

A review of seagrass detection, map** and monitoring applications using acoustic systems

MU Gumusay, T Bakirman… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Side scan sonar: A cost-efficient alternative method for measuring seagrass cover in shallow environments

A Greene, AF Rahman, R Kline, MS Rahman - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2018 - Elsevier
Seagrass ecosystems provide a multitude of ecosystem services by acting as a nursery,
limiting erosion, improving water clarity, and acting as a globally-significant sink for …

Integrating scales of seagrass monitoring to meet conservation needs

HA Neckles, BS Kopp, BJ Peterson, PS Pooler - Estuaries and Coasts, 2012 - Springer
We evaluated a hierarchical framework for seagrass monitoring in two estuaries in the
northeastern USA: Little Pleasant Bay, Massachusetts, and Great South Bay/Moriches Bay …

Assessing risk of estuarine ecosystem collapse

PC Mahoney, MJ Bishop - Ocean & coastal management, 2017 - Elsevier
Estuarine ecosystems are increasingly threatened by coastal development and climate
change. The large number of estuaries globally necessitates risk assessment to prioritise …

Submerged aquatic vegetation: Overview of monitoring techniques used for the identification and determination of spatial distribution in European coastal waters

C Lønborg, A Thomasberger… - Integrated …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal waters are highly productive and diverse ecosystems, often dominated by marine
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and strongly affected by a range of human pressures …

Detecting hot and cold spots in a seagrass landscape using local indicators of spatial association

J Barrell, J Grant - Landscape ecology, 2013 - Springer
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is an important feature of coastal ecosystems in Atlantic Canada,
providing a suite of valuable ecosystem services. These services, and its sensitivity to …

Use of a high-resolution profiling sonar and a towed video camera to map a Zostera marina bed, Solent, UK

A Lefebvre, CEL Thompson, KJ Collins… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Seagrasses are flowering plants that develop into extensive underwater meadows and play
a key role in the coastal ecosystem. In the last few years, several techniques have been …

Monitoring discharge in vegetated floodplains: a case study of the Piave river

V Herrera Gómez, G Ravazzani, M Mancini, N Marchi… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The accurate assessment of discharge in vegetated floodplains during floods is a persistent
challenge in river engineering due to the difficulty of acquiring hydraulic data, the variability …