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

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 502-520

  Brown, Craig J ^a,b   Smith, Stephen J ^a   Lawton, Peter ^c   Anderson, John T ^d  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b Institute of Ocean Sciences   (Canada)

^c ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Community; Multi beam sonar; Remote sensing; Side scan sonar; Single beam sonar

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; BENTHOS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECHO SOUNDER; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MULTIBEAM SONAR; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEAFLOOR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING; SIDESCAN SONAR;

EID: 79955479663     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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