The application of machine learning and 3D photogrammetry for cold-water coral habitat classification in the NE Atlantic

• Main Author: de Oliveira, Larissa Macêdo Cruz
• Other Authors: Wheeler, Andrew, Lim, Aaron, Conti, Luis Americo
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University College Cork 2023
• Subjects: Cold-water corals; 3D data; Photogrammetry; Structure-from-Motion; Submarine canyons; Computer vision; Seabed mapping; North Atlantic; Machine learning; Porcupine Bank
• Online Access: https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/14482

Cold-water coral reefs are complex structural habitats that represent one of the most important deep marine ecosystems. As three-dimensional habitats with high structural complexity, they provide ecosystem services that influence species abundance and biodiversity, being indicators of ecosystem heal...