Acoustic habitat and shellfish mapping and monitoring in shallow coastal water - Sidescan sonar experiences in The Netherlands

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-448

  van Overmeeren, Ronnie ^a,b   Craeymeersch, Johan ^c   van Dalfsen, Jan ^c   Fey, Frouke ^c   van Heteren, Sytze ^a,b   Meesters, Erik ^c  

^a DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(sub)littoral zone; acoustic imaging; acoustic monitoring; seabed habitats; shellfish; sidescan sonar

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; BACKSCATTER; COASTAL WATER; DATA ACQUISITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SHELLFISH; SONAR;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

OSTREIDAE;

EID: 70350588979     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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