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| Plus, Martin; Dalloyau, Sebastien; Trut, Gilles; Isabelle, Auby; De Montaudouin, Xavier; Emery, Eric; Claire, Noel; Christophe, Viala. |
| The spatial variability of seagrass meadows in Arcachon Bay, was studied between 1988 and 2008 using a combination of mapping techniques based on aerial photographs for intertidal dwarf-grass (Zostera noltti) beds and acoustic sonar for permanently submerged eelgrass (Zostera marina) populations. The results show a severe decline over the period for both species, as well as an acceleration of the decline since 2005 for Z. noltii. The total surface regression over the studied period is estimated to be 22.8 km(2) for Z. noltii and 2.7 km(2) for Z. marina, which represent declines of 33 and 74% respectively. Environmental data time series spanning the same period were investigated in order to seek the causes for such a decline. The calculated inter-annual... |
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Palavras-chave: Seagrass; Temporal evolution; Aerial photography; Acoustic sonar; Zostera noltii; Zostera marina; Arcachon Bay. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00003/11376/7969.pdf |
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