[All-postdocs] Bioseminar Corey Garza

[Kate McMullen]

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Biology Department Seminar
Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 12:00 Noon

Dr. Corey Garza
Professor, Department of Marine Science
Director, Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Program
California State University, Monterey Bay

A Game of Drones: Advancing Discovery and Innovation in Coastal Research
Coastal habitats are some of the most heavily monitored ecosystems in the world owing to their economic and ecological importance. However, traditional coastal data collection approaches come with limitations centered about the spatial and temporal scales across which they can be employed. With ongoing climatic shifts, new approaches are needed to monitor how a changing climate is affecting coastal habitats across multiple temporal and spatial scales. In this talk I discuss how aerial drones can be used in coastal studies to rapidly capture multi-scale data on the distribution and abundance of coastal resources at a relatively low cost. Modern drones, outfitted with high-resolution digital cameras, provide a method for capturing multi-scale data on coastal habitat distribution and community composition at scales of a few centimeters up to hundreds of meters. Beyond their capacity to capture high resolution image data, drones come with many other advantages that provide scientists with new ways to study the factors that structure coastal habitats across multiple spatial and temporal scales. These include but are not limited to (1) carrying various imaging (e.g., multispectral cameras) payloads to collect spatial datasets; (2) increased frequency in survey intervals; (3) low altitude, autonomous flight that allows sensors to collect fine spatial resolution data; and (4) low operating costs. Drones can help provide stakeholders, resource managers and researchers with timely information on changes in coastal habitat to support the emerging data needs of 21st century coastal science.

Zoom:
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