Efficient spatial kelp biomass estimations using acoustic methods

The value of ecosystem services in global marine kelp forests - Nature

Using a 10% sequestration rate estimate, the minimum regional average of carbon sequestration per m2 per year was 31 g (Ecklonia in the South ...

Influence of Kelp Forest Biomass on Nearshore Currents

Since satellite measurements can only capture canopies reaching the water surface, the biomass data are limited to estimates based on the ...

Remote sensing of kelp (Laminariales, Ochrophyta) - UCL Discovery

... algae will likely. 887 be best achieved using a combination of acoustic and optical techniques as acoustic sensors are ineffective in. 888 water <2 m. 889. 890.

Efficient spatial kelp biomass estimations using acoustic methods ...

Kelp forests are the largest vegetated marine ecosystem on earth, but vast areas of their distribution remain unmapped and unmonitored. Efficient and ...

Remote Sensing Tools for Mapping and Monitoring Kelp Forests ...

use these methods to generate canopy data with higher temporal frequency in the form of ... estimates of kelp biomass in the canopy layers. Here ...

Puget Sound Kelp Conservation and Recovery Plan

burial of seaweed biomass in nearshore sediments effectively sequesters ... kelp farm: Methods for estimating net productivity in sugar kelp at Hood Head.

Kelp canopy area and biomass from Landsat - SBC LTER

Estimates of kelp canopy biomass are derived from the relationship between giant kelp fractional cover determined from satellite surface ...

The Response of Kelp Forest Organisms to Spatial and Temporal ...

This study was developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in consultation with the Bureau of Ocean. Energy Management (BOEM) through an Intra-Agency Study Plan ...

A Structured Approach for Kelp Restoration and Management ...

estimate giant kelp canopy area and biomass using. SPOT satellite imagery (10 m spatial resolution). Study included temporal changes to biomass.

ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT of the BULL KELP, NEREOCYSTIS ...

Floating kelp rafts also may serve as habitat for larval and juvenile fishes, effectively transporting them among spatially isolated local populations of adults ...

Kelpwatch: A new visualization and analysis tool to explore kelp ...

The dynamic floating canopy of these kelps is well-suited to study via satellite imagery, which provides high temporal and spatial resolution data of floating ...

Final Report: The response of kelp forest organisms to spatial ... - CDIP

species (and kelp biomass) with significant responses to wave energy. Kelp ... Using our estimates for location, depth, and the normal angle of the ...

approaching marine biodiversity assessments using acoustic methods

Examining the sounds occurring in remote marine habitats could serve as an effective proxy for estimating habitat quality and community ...

Ecosystem-Based Management of Bull KElp

terns of spatial dispersion and mortality associated with these ... They compared kelp biomass estimates derived from three measures: weights of individual.

Mapping of seagrass and seaweed beds using hydro-acoustic ...

The methods to map spatial distribution of seagrass and seaweed beds ... Since it is necessary to estimate seagrass or seaweed biomass for a quantitative.

Kelp Forest Canopy Surveys with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs ...

The Nearshore Habitat Program is also a component of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program. (PSEMP) (https://www.psp.wa.gov/PSEMP- ...

A Package of Script Codes, POSIBIOM for Vegetation Acoustics - MDPI

Some problems in the acoustic data were resolved in order to obtain estimates related to problems with vegetation as well as fisheries and plankton acoustics.

Quantifying baseline costs and cataloging potential optimization ...

In the spring, kelp biomass is harvested and then transported ~350 km using ... practices designed specifically to transport kelp biomass ...

Feasibility study on remote estimation of biomass in a seaweed ...

This report investigates the use of sonar for a quantitative and effective means of monitoring seaweed cultivation. The sonar was able to detect ...

Seaweed Aquaculture - NOAA Fisheries

U.S. seaweed farming has taken off in recent years, with dozens of farms in waters in New England, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska and ...