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20411729

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Isla del Caño is a marine protected area on the south Pacific coast of Costa Rica, surrounded by coral reefs and coral communities. The ecology of these coral reefs has been studied for over 20 years, but they have not been mapped. Maps are considered a great research, planning, management and monitoring tool. Medium to high resolution images (HyMap 2005 and Quickbird 2007 respectively) were processed and classified in order to test and compare their accuracy in producing a marine habitat map. Manta tow surveys were performed in the field for identification of 7 marine habitats 1. Coral community; 2. Coral reef; 3. Bed rock; 4. Sand; 5. Sand with boulders; 6. Sand with rodolyths; and 7. Deep water. The overall accuracy was slightly higher using Quickbird (87%) than using Hymap (60%), however the difference was not significant. The map produced using Quickbird was selected to represent the marine habitats of Isla del Caño. This map will help to analyze the adequate size and zoning of the marine protected area.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0034-7744
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
58
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-81
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Marine habitats map of "Isla del Caño", Costa Rica, comparing Quickbird and Hymap images classification results.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Investigación en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Ciudad de la Investigación, Universidad de Costa Rica, 11501-2060 San José, Costa Rica. ana.fonsecaescalante@ucr.ac.cr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't