Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification
Abstract Mortensen, P. B., Dolan, M., and Buhl-Mortensen, L. 2009. Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 2026–2032. This study is part of the multidisciplinary seabed mapp...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/icesjms/fsp200 2024-10-13T14:11:09+00:00 Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification Buhl-Mortensen, Pål Dolan, Margaret Buhl-Mortensen, Lene 2009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp200 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/66/9/2026/29135329/fsp200.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 66, issue 9, page 2026-2032 ISSN 1095-9289 1054-3139 journal-article 2009 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsp200 2024-09-17T04:26:24Z Abstract Mortensen, P. B., Dolan, M., and Buhl-Mortensen, L. 2009. Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 2026–2032. This study is part of the multidisciplinary seabed mapping programme MAREANO (Marine AREAdatabase for NOrwegian coast and sea areas). The mapping programme includes acquisition of multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data together with a comprehensive, integrated biological and geological sampling programme. The equipment used includes underwater video, boxcorer, grab, hyperbenthic sled, and beam trawl. The Tromsøflaket offshore bank was used as a case-study area to develop suitable methods for mapping habitats and biotopes. A procedure for producing maps of predicted biotopes is described that combined information on the distribution of biological communities with environmental factors and indicators. Detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) was used to relate bottom environment [including multiscale physical descriptors of the seabed derived from multibeam echosounder (MBES) data] and faunal distribution to find the best physical biotope descriptors. DCA of 252 video samples (sequences 200 m long) revealed six groups of locations representing different biotopes. These were characterized by different compositions of species, substrata, depths, and values for terrain parameters. Prediction of biotope distribution was performed using a supervised GIS classification with the MBES-derived physical seabed descriptors with the strongest explanatory ability (depth, backscatter, and broad-scale bathymetric position index) identified by the DCA. The species diversity of the identified biotopes was described from the content of the bottom samples. For future MAREANO cruises, an important task will be to ground-truth predictions of habitat and biotopes and to test the reliability of these predictions in the wider MAREANO area. Article in Journal/Newspaper Tromsøflaket Oxford University Press Tromsøflaket ENVELOPE(18.500,18.500,71.500,71.500) ICES Journal of Marine Science 66 9 2026 2032 |
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Abstract Mortensen, P. B., Dolan, M., and Buhl-Mortensen, L. 2009. Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 2026–2032. This study is part of the multidisciplinary seabed mapping programme MAREANO (Marine AREAdatabase for NOrwegian coast and sea areas). The mapping programme includes acquisition of multibeam bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data together with a comprehensive, integrated biological and geological sampling programme. The equipment used includes underwater video, boxcorer, grab, hyperbenthic sled, and beam trawl. The Tromsøflaket offshore bank was used as a case-study area to develop suitable methods for mapping habitats and biotopes. A procedure for producing maps of predicted biotopes is described that combined information on the distribution of biological communities with environmental factors and indicators. Detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) was used to relate bottom environment [including multiscale physical descriptors of the seabed derived from multibeam echosounder (MBES) data] and faunal distribution to find the best physical biotope descriptors. DCA of 252 video samples (sequences 200 m long) revealed six groups of locations representing different biotopes. These were characterized by different compositions of species, substrata, depths, and values for terrain parameters. Prediction of biotope distribution was performed using a supervised GIS classification with the MBES-derived physical seabed descriptors with the strongest explanatory ability (depth, backscatter, and broad-scale bathymetric position index) identified by the DCA. The species diversity of the identified biotopes was described from the content of the bottom samples. For future MAREANO cruises, an important task will be to ground-truth predictions of habitat and biotopes and to test the reliability of these predictions in the wider MAREANO area. |
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Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification |
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Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification |
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Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification |
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Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification |
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Prediction of benthic biotopes on a Norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and GIS classification |
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prediction of benthic biotopes on a norwegian offshore bank using a combination of multivariate analysis and gis classification |
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