A multiscale approach to mapping seabed sediments

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Misiuk, Benjamin, Lecours, Vincent, Bell, Trevor
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2018
• Subjects: Research Article; Canada; Nunavut; Qikiqtarjuaq
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5831638/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29489899; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193647

Benthic habitat maps, including maps of seabed sediments, have become critical spatial-decision support tools for marine ecological management and conservation. Despite the increasing recognition that environmental variables should be considered at multiple spatial scales, variables used in habitat...