Using drones to map and monitor changes in kelp forest canopy after an ecological regime shift
By Vienna Saccomanno, The Nature Conservancy. In partnership with: The University of California, Los Angeles, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Greater Farallones Association, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, Hog Island Oyster Co., and California State University Monterey Bay. Kelp forests are found along one-quarter of the planet’s coastlines and are critical to maintaining the diversity and…