Advances in Sonar Technology 2012 Part 11 doc

On the Benefits of Using Both Dual Frequency Side Scan Sonar and Optical Signatures for the Discrimination of Coral Reef Benthic Communities Classification Medium resolution classification: 1.2 Sheet corals (mainly Agaricia) > 1% 1.4 Massive and encrusting corals 1.5 Dead coral (Dead > live coral cover) 2.1 Green algae (≥ 50% algal cover) 3.1 Bedrock and rubble with dense gorgonians (> 50% bare) 3.3 Sand & rubble with some algae (> 50% bare) 3.4 Sand with some algae (> 50% bare) 4.1 Sparse seagrass and algae (