Within the framework of the BioMAP Project (BIOcostruzioni Marine in Puglia, - P.O. FESR 2007/2013), new acoustic data were acquired in order to identify and locate Coralligenous Habitats (CHs) along the Apulian continental shelf (South Adriatic Sea – Northern Ionian Sea). The analysis of the multibeam echosounder (MBES) dataset allowed us to identify different morphological expression of CHs. Geomorphometric techniques have been applied on the MBES data in order to (1) figure out relationships between the observed morphologies and the associated habitat distribution and (2) quantify the total volume of selected Coralligenous build-ups. Our results were obtained applying a quantitative analytical approach, focusing on the exploitation of the full potential of seafloor data sets in an objective manner. Our approach can be even used to monitor future changes, from anthropogenic impacts (e.g., bottom trawl damage) to the impacts of global change including ocean warming and acidification that can affect the structural complexity and total volume of carbonate deposits characterising the Mediterranean benthic environment.

Marchese, F., Bracchi, V., Basso, D., Corselli, C., Savini, A. (2017). Using geomorphometric techniques to assess spatial distribution and volume of coralligenous bioconstructions (mediterranean sea). In IMEKO TC19 Workshop on Metrology for the Sea: Learning to Measure Sea Health (pp.252-254). IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat.

Using geomorphometric techniques to assess spatial distribution and volume of coralligenous bioconstructions (mediterranean sea)

Marchese F
Primo
;
Bracchi VA
Secondo
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Basso D;Corselli C;Savini A
Ultimo
2017

Abstract

Within the framework of the BioMAP Project (BIOcostruzioni Marine in Puglia, - P.O. FESR 2007/2013), new acoustic data were acquired in order to identify and locate Coralligenous Habitats (CHs) along the Apulian continental shelf (South Adriatic Sea – Northern Ionian Sea). The analysis of the multibeam echosounder (MBES) dataset allowed us to identify different morphological expression of CHs. Geomorphometric techniques have been applied on the MBES data in order to (1) figure out relationships between the observed morphologies and the associated habitat distribution and (2) quantify the total volume of selected Coralligenous build-ups. Our results were obtained applying a quantitative analytical approach, focusing on the exploitation of the full potential of seafloor data sets in an objective manner. Our approach can be even used to monitor future changes, from anthropogenic impacts (e.g., bottom trawl damage) to the impacts of global change including ocean warming and acidification that can affect the structural complexity and total volume of carbonate deposits characterising the Mediterranean benthic environment.
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Coralligenous, geomorphometry, seafloor mapping, submarine geomorphology, habitat mapping;
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English, Middle (1100-1500)
IMEKO TC19 Workshop on Metrology for the Sea: Learning to Measure Sea Health Parameters, MetroSea 2017 - 11 October 2017 through 13 October 2017
2017
IMEKO TC19 Workshop on Metrology for the Sea: Learning to Measure Sea Health
978-151085211-2
2017
2017-October
252
254
https://www.imeko.org/publications/tc19-Metrosea-2017/IMEKO-TC19-METROSEA-2017-49.pdf
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Marchese, F., Bracchi, V., Basso, D., Corselli, C., Savini, A. (2017). Using geomorphometric techniques to assess spatial distribution and volume of coralligenous bioconstructions (mediterranean sea). In IMEKO TC19 Workshop on Metrology for the Sea: Learning to Measure Sea Health (pp.252-254). IMEKO-International Measurement Federation Secretariat.
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