Detection of deep water benthic macroalgae using image-based classification techniques on multibeam backscatter at Cashes Ledge, Gulf of Maine, USA

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-101

  McGonigle, Chris ^a,d   Grabowski, Jonathan H ^b   Brown, Craig J ^a,e   Weber, Thomas C ^c   Quinn, Rory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Backscatter; Classification; Image based; Kelps; Macroalgae; Multibeam sonar

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; BACKSCATTER; BENTHOS; BROWN ALGA; EPIFAUNA; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KELP FOREST; MACROALGA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIBEAM SONAR; SEAWEED; SPAWNING GROUND; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MAINE; UNITED STATES;

AGARUM CRIBROSUM; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA SP.; LAMINARIALES;

EID: 78650262624     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.10.016     Document Type: Article

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