Mapping and monitoring intertidal benthic habitats : a review of techniques and a proposal for a new visual methodology for the European coasts

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Description :
The aim of this paper is to address 2 main objectves : to put forward a critical review of the methods available to map and monitor intertidal habitats; then, to test at a specific site whether a new simplified method (mainly based on georeferenced direct field observations, DFO method) is sufficient and suitable to be applied by non-specialists for benthic habitat mapping and monitoring. This method is further compared with existing, more conventional, methods : remote sensing methods (aerial photographs, satellite images). The study site is the Chausey Islands in the Normand-Breton Gulf (France). Results and discussion.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Progress in physical geography, issn : 0309-1333, 2009, vol. 33, n°. 3, p. 378-402, nombre de pages : 25, Références bibliographiques : 4 p.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Sage Publications