🌱 Seagrass Ecosystem Guide
Seagrass sites can run benthic, fish, and imagery workflows. Geometry is typically transects plus optional photo points/quadrats.
What you can do
- Benthic Transect (PIT/LIT/CIT) — benthic cover along transect lines in seagrass meadows.
- Fish Belt Transect — fish counts along belt transects.
- Benthic / Photogrammetry Images — photo quadrats/points or transects for canopy condition and substrate.
Fast path to get started
- Create a Site as Seagrass with a boundary polygon (https://marimap.com/app/sites/new (opens in a new tab)).
- Build a Plan for the protocol you need (https://marimap.com/app/surveys/plans/new (opens in a new tab)):
- Benthic: lines only (set intervals/lengths).
- Fish: lines only (set belt width/quadrat if used).
- Images: points/quadrats, lines, or AOIs.
- Run a Survey from the plan (https://marimap.com/app/surveys/new (opens in a new tab)) and fill method details as needed.
- Report if needed (https://marimap.com/app/reports/new (opens in a new tab)).
Suggested workflow
- Keep transects stable; note depth range and continuity in site settings.
- Standardize benthic categories and belt widths across teams.
- For imagery, document camera altitude/overlap and water clarity notes.
- Use plan filters to constrain taxa/codes for tidy data entry.