[Coral-List] Research Advice Needed
andrew ross
andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com
Fri Mar 9 05:32:51 EST 2007
Or Google Earth is also nice and easy to use with
reasonable resolution- and it's free.
Andrew
--- Anjali Bahuguna <anjali at sac.isro.gov.in> wrote:
> Dear Chris
>
> The best tool available to generate data on habitats
> and monitor the changes
> is the satellite data-based mapping. The best data
> for your site would be
> IKONOS.
>
> All the best
>
> Anjali
>
>
> Chris Zuidema <cmz7 at cornell.edu> said:
>
> > Hello Coral-List
> >
> > I am conducting a small-scale environmental
> impact assessment on a bay
> > of South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands,
> Caribbean, that is about to
> > undergo dredging. I am writing for some advice
> from the experts.
> >
> > I would like to create a habitat map of the bay
> which has an area of
> > about 1 to 1.5 km^2 and a depth range of 0.5 to 9
> m. Habitat categories
> > within the bay include: seagrass beds, algal
> plains, sand plains and
> > reef flats. My question is: what would be the best
> method to accurately
> > map out these habitats so as to be able to confirm
> change after dredging?
> >
> > My resources include boat, GPS, manta-tow, scuba
> and three people.
> >
> > Thank you for the help,
> >
> > Chris Zuidema
> >
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>
>
>
> --
> Dr. Anjali Bahuguna
> Scientist SF
> MCED/MESG/RESIPA, Space Applications Centre (ISRO)
> Ahmedabad - 15
> Phone: 079-26914340
> Fax: 079-26915825
> e-mail: anjali at sac.isro.gov.in,
> anjalinupur at yahoo.co.in
>
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