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Using Remote Sensing and Random Forest to Assess the Conservation Status of Critical Cerrado Habitats in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Land, 2016
Brazil’s Cerrado is a highly diverse ecosystem and it provides critical habitat for many species. Cerrado habitats have suffered significant degradation and decline over the past decades due to expansion of cash crops and livestock farming across South ...
Jason Reynolds, Kathryn Wesson, Arnaud L. J. Desbiez, Jose M. Ochoa-Quintero, Peter Leimgruber   +4 more
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Ecological benefits of tourism management and the challenges of habitat classification

Global Ecology and Conservation
Nature-based tourism is increasingly popular, with destination competitiveness tied to natural assets or protection status. While tourism often poses conservation challenges, limited research explores its potential ecological benefits when management ...
Andrew Torsney, Yvonne M. Buckley
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Aerial Image Classification for the Mapping of Riparian Vegetation Habitats

Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica, 2013
Abstract In the current study, aerial image analysis has been applied to map vegetation communities in a riparian wetland ecosystem, Szigetköz (Hungary). Remote sensing offers an objective and timeeffective method for the detection of detailed vegetation habitats with the use of high resolution aerial photos combined with ancillary botanical and ...
Kollár, Szilvia, Vekerdy, Zoltán, Márkus, Béla   +2 more
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Identification of benthic habitat types of the Çanakkale Strait coast using the European Nature Information System and the Barcelona Convention habitat classification schemes

Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences
The Çanakkale Strait is important in terms of its location within the Turkish Straits System and its biodiversity. Since it is a Special Environmental Protection Area (SEPA), it is important to determine the existing habitat types.
Herdem Aslan, Zeynep Tekeli
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Improvement of Seagrass Habitat Mapping Using Integration of Habitat Suitability Model and Seafloor Classification Map

Asian Fisheries Science
Acoustic datasets offer considerable advantages in high-resolution seagrass habitat mapping applications. However, the nature of seafloor features for seagrass habitat on a habitat suitability model (HSM) is limited due to single–species output ...
MUHAMMAD ABDUL HAKIM MUHAMAD, ROZAIMI CHE HASAN, NAJHAN MD SAID, KHAIRA ISMAIL, AZIZI ALI, MOHD SHAHMY MOHD SAID, RAIZ RAZALI   +6 more
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Marine Habitat Mapping Incorporating Both Derivatives of LiDAR Data and Hydrodynamic Conditions

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2015
Accurate and efficient species-based marine habitat assessment is in great demand for the marine environment. Remote sensing techniques including airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) derived bathymetry can now be used, in concert with suitable ...
Grant Smith, Ertan Yesilnacar, Junsheng Jiang, Christian Taylor   +3 more
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CLASSIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF BENTHIC HABITAT FROM SCIENTIFIC ECHOSOUNDER DATA: APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

Applied Computer Science
This study aims to map three main benthic habitats (coral, seagrass, and sand) in Kapota Atoll (Wakatobi, Indonesia) using single-beam echosounder (SBES) Simrad EK15.
Baigo HAMUNA, Sri PUJIYATI, Jonson Lumban GAOL, Totok HESTIRIANOTO   +3 more
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Atlantic salmon habitat-abundance modeling using machine learning methods

Ecological Indicators
Climate change and anthropogenic activities have impacts on fish habitat suitability, demanding more accurate modeling of species abundance for effective conservation and management.
Bähar Jelovica, Jaakko Erkinaro, Panu Orell, Bjørn Kløve, Ali Torabi Haghighi, Hannu Marttila   +5 more
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Accuracy of UAV-based Natura 2000 habitat mapping: seasonal and spectral drivers, with a PlanetScope benchmark

Basic and Applied Ecology
Mapping and monitoring of Natura 2000 habitats (Habitat Directive 92/43/EEC) is essential for effective biodiversity protection in Europe. Remote sensing offers promising tools for this task, yet the high number of habitat types and their heterogeneity ...
Petra Šímová, Jiří Prošek, Duccio Rocchini, Richard Bittman, Vítězslav Moudrý   +4 more
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Study on spatial distribution characteristics of marine habitat in the Beibu Gulf based on GIS and existing environmental and vegetation data

Frontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionMarine habitat mapping serves as a critical tool for ecosystem-based management and scientific research. This study reviews the environmental characteristics of the Beibu Gulf and proposes a habitat classification system to support spatial ...
Haiyan Huang, Wenhai Lu, Chang Liu, Yijun Tao, Linchong Kang, Guocheng Zuo, Lu Yang, Yan Xu, Yujia Zhang, Zhaoyang Liu, Yong Ma   +10 more
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