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Multiscale and Hierarchical Classification for Benthic Habitat Mapping by Porskamp, Peter, Rattray, Alex, Young, Mary, Ierodiaconou, Daniel

“…Developing quantitative and objective approaches to integrate multibeam echosounder (MBES) data with ground observations for predictive modelling is essential…”
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Exploring Spatiotemporal Trends in Commercial Fishing Effort of an Abalone Fishing Zone: A GIS-Based Hotspot Model by Jalali, M Ali, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Gorfine, Harry, Monk, Jacquomo, Rattray, Alex

“…Assessing patterns of fisheries activity at a scale related to resource exploitation has received particular attention in recent times. However, acquiring data…”
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Habitat Classification of Temperate Marine Macroalgal Communities Using Bathymetric LiDAR by Zavalas, Richard, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Ryan, David, Rattray, Alex, Monk, Jacquomo

“…Here, we evaluated the potential of using bathymetric Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) to characterise shallow water (<30 m) benthic habitats of high energy…”
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Why do Argos satellite tags stop relaying data? by Hays, Graeme C., Laloë, Jacques‐Olivier, Rattray, Alex, Esteban, Nicole

“…Satellite tracking of animals is very widespread across a range of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial taxa. Despite the high cost of tags and the advantages…”
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Are we predicting the actual or apparent distribution of temperate marine fishes? by Monk, Jacquomo, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Harvey, Euan, Rattray, Alex, Versace, Vincent L

“…Planning for resilience is the focus of many marine conservation programs and initiatives. These efforts aim to inform conservation strategies for marine…”
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Integrating Angular Backscatter Response Analysis Derivatives Into a Hierarchical Classification for Habitat Mapping by Porskamp, Peter, Young, Mary, Rattray, Alex, Brown, Craig J., Hasan, Rozaimi Che, Ierodiaconou, Daniel

“…Accurate maps of biological communities are essential for monitoring and managing marine protected areas but more information on the most effective methods for…”
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Predictive mapping of abalone fishing grounds using remotely-sensed LiDAR and commercial catch data by Jalali, M. Ali, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Monk, Jacquomo, Gorfine, Harry, Rattray, Alex

“…•We model suitable fishing grounds for a commercial marine mollusc.•High resolution remotely sensed information from LiDAR and GPS were integrated.•Suitable…”
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The effects of an invasive seaweed on native communities vary along a gradient of land-based human impacts by Bulleri, Fabio, Badalamenti, Fabio, Iveša, Ljiljana, Mikac, Barbara, Musco, Luigi, Jaklin, Andrej, Rattray, Alex, Vega Fernández, Tomás, Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro

“…The difficulty in teasing apart the effects of biological invasions from those of other anthropogenic perturbations has hampered our understanding of the…”
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Variation in the impact of non‐native seaweeds along gradients of habitat degradation: a meta‐analysis and an experimental test by Tamburello, Laura, Maggi, Elena, Benedetti‐Cecchi, Lisandro, Bellistri, Giuseppe, Rattray, Alex James, Ravaglioli, Chiara, Rindi, Luca, Roberts, Jason, Bulleri, Fabio

“…Biological invasions are acknowledged among the main drivers of global changes in biodiversity. Despite compelling evidence of species interactions being…”
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Open Ocean Reorientation and Challenges of Island Finding by Sea Turtles during Long-Distance Migration by Hays, Graeme C., Cerritelli, Giulia, Esteban, Nicole, Rattray, Alex, Luschi, Paolo

“…In 1873, Charles Darwin marveled at the ability of sea turtles to find isolated island breeding sites [1], but the details of how sea turtles and other taxa…”
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Individual variation in home‐range across an ocean basin and links to habitat quality and management by Hays, Graeme C., Rattray, Alex, Shimada, Takahiro, Esteban, Nicole

“…Abstract Overgrazing may lead to management intervention (e.g. culling, animal relocation) to try and prevent habitat destruction. Overgrazing leading to…”
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High accuracy tracking reveals how small conservation areas can protect marine megafauna by Hays, Graeme C., Mortimer, Jeanne A., Rattray, Alex, Shimada, Takahiro, Esteban, Nicole

“…Space use estimates can inform conservation management but relaying high-accuracy locations is often not straightforward. We used Fastloc-GPS Argos satellite…”
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Addressing tagging location bias to assess space use by marine animals by Hays, Graeme C., Rattray, Alex, Esteban, Nicole, Punt, Andre

“…Estimates of space use derived from animal tracking studies are often biased by where animals are tagged, with areas distant to the tagging site, in both space…”
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Applications of unmanned aerial vehicles in intertidal reef monitoring by Murfitt, Sarah L., Allan, Blake M., Bellgrove, Alecia, Rattray, Alex, Young, Mary A., Ierodiaconou, Daniel

“…Monitoring of intertidal reefs is traditionally undertaken by on-ground survey methods which have assisted in understanding these complex habitats; however,…”
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Integrating multibeam echosounder water‐column data into benthic habitat mapping by Porskamp, Peter, Schimel, Alexandre C. G., Young, Mary, Rattray, Alex, Ladroit, Yoann, Ierodiaconou, Daniel

“…Kelp forests worldwide are under increasing pressure from anthropogenic impacts including kelp harvesting, pollution, and higher sea surface temperatures due…”
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Combining pixel and object based image analysis of ultra-high resolution multibeam bathymetry and backscatter for habitat mapping in shallow marine waters by Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Schimel, Alexandre C. G., Kennedy, David, Monk, Jacquomo, Gaylard, Grace, Young, Mary, Diesing, Markus, Rattray, Alex

“…Habitat mapping data are increasingly being recognised for their importance in underpinning marine spatial planning. The ability to collect ultra-high…”
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Travel routes to remote ocean targets reveal the map sense resolution for a marine migrant by Hays, Graeme C, Atchison-Balmond, Nadine, Cerritelli, Giulia, Laloë, Jacques-Olivier, Luschi, Paolo, Mortimer, Jeanne A, Rattray, Alex, Esteban, Nicole

“…How animals navigate across the ocean to isolated targets remains perplexing greater than 150 years since this question was considered by Charles Darwin. To…”
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Local and regional scale habitat heterogeneity contribute to genetic adaptation in a commercially important marine mollusc (Haliotis rubra) from southeastern Australia by Miller, Adam D., Hoffmann, Ary A., Tan, Mun Hua, Young, Mary, Ahrens, Collin, Cocomazzo, Michael, Rattray, Alex, Ierodiaconou, Daniel A., Treml, Eric, Sherman, Craig D. H.

“…Characterising adaptive genetic divergence among conspecific populations is often achieved by studying genetic variation across defined environmental…”
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A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges by Hays, Graeme C., Koldewey, Heather J., Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Attrill, Martin J., Barley, Shanta, Bayley, Daniel T. I., Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Block, Barbara, Schallert, Robert J., Carlisle, Aaron B., Carr, Pete, Chapple, Taylor K., Collins, Claire, Diaz, Clara, Dunn, Nicholas, Dunbar, Robert B., Eager, Dannielle S., Engel, Julian, Embling, Clare B., Esteban, Nicole, Ferretti, Francesco, Foster, Nicola L., Freeman, Robin, Gollock, Matthew, Graham, Nicholas A. J., Harris, Joanna L., Head, Catherine E. I., Hosegood, Phil, Howell, Kerry L., Hussey, Nigel E., Jacoby, David M. P., Jones, Rachel, Sannassy Pilly, Sivajyodee, Lange, Ines D., Letessier, Tom B., Levy, Emma, Lindhart, Mathilde, McDevitt-Irwin, Jamie M., Meekan, Mark, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Micheli, Fiorenza, Mogg, Andrew O. M., Mortimer, Jeanne A., Mucciarone, David A., Nicoll, Malcolm A., Nuno, Ana, Perry, Chris T., Preston, Stephen G., Rattray, Alex J., Robinson, Edward, Roche, Ronan C., Schiele, Melissa, Sheehan, Emma V., Sheppard, Anne, Sheppard, Charles, Smith, Adrian L., Soule, Bradley, Spalding, Mark, Stevens, Guy M. W., Steyaert, Margaux, Stiffel, Sarah, Taylor, Brett M., Tickler, David, Trevail, Alice M., Trueba, Pablo, Turner, John, Votier, Stephen, Wilson, Bry, Williams, Gareth J., Williamson, Benjamin J., Williamson, Michael J., Wood, Hannah, Curnick, David J.

“…Given the recent trend towards establishing very large marine protected areas (MPAs) and the high potential of these to contribute to global conservation…”
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Hydro-acoustic remote sensing of benthic biological communities on the shallow South East Australian continental shelf by Rattray, Alex, Ierodiaconou, Daniel, Laurenson, Laurie, Burq, Shoaib, Reston, Marcus

“…Information regarding the composition and extent of benthic habitats on the South East Australian continental shelf is limited. In this habitat mapping study,…”
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