1 1.10 Application of estuarine and coastal classifications in marine ...

FIGURE LEGENDS
Figure 1. A) Classes of topographic complexity calculated from 4m resolution bathymetry
collected by an airborne laser using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging). B) Average fish
species richness from underwater surveys grouped for each class of topographic complexity.
Figure 2. (A) Combined benthic and pelagic seascapes of the Scotian Shelf. (B) Seascape
heterogeneity of combined pelagic and benthic seascapes. Intensity of color increases with
number of unique seascapes quantified within a sliding window of 18 km radius that passes over
the entire pelagic-benthic seascape map (adapted from Roff et al. 2003).
Figure 3. A.) Topographic classification based on topographic and bed-form features, B.) Coastal
physiographic classification based on major coastal features (estuaries, lagoons, sounds, bays,
archipelago, and fjords) identified by coastline, bathymetry and salinity (figures adapted from
Al-Hamdani and Reker 2007).
Figure 4. Map showing five classes of habitat heterogeneity at a 1 x 1 km grid for the
Archipelago Sea region of the Baltic Sea based on summed values of classes based on variability
of wave exposure, depth classes and ratio of shallow water, proximity to land and shoreline
complexity (reproduced with permission from Snickars and Pitkänen 2007.
Figure 5. Sample of output from the habitat mapping component of the online NRM Reporting
module illustrating the presence and absence of seagrass-dominated habitats at: (a) the national
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