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kelp
satelites
Macrocystis pyrifera
Nereocystis luetkeana
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El mapeo de bosques de macroalgas formadoras de dosel ha tenido un momento de gran desarrollo científico y tecnológico, coincidente con el aumento del interés en aplicar estas técnicas en diversos casos de estudio. Aquí desarrollamos una revisión introductoria de las bases metodológicas del mapeo de bosques de kelp, abarcando consideraciones sobre la resolución espacial, las condiciones geográficas, la resolución temporal, la clasificación de las imágenes y la organización espacial y temporal de los resultados. Además, incluimos un caso de estudio perteneciente a la futura área de conservación Cabo Froward, en la Región de Magallanes. La utilización de estas técnicas puede ayudar a desarrollar distintas aplicaciones de monitoreo costo-efectivas a distintas escalas espaciales y temporales.
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