Open AccessHow Machine Learning Redraws the Map of Ocean Ecosystems
Author(s) -
Jenessa Duncombe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo143038
Subject(s) - ecosystem , marine ecosystem , environmental science , oceanography , environmental resource management , computer science , geology , ecology , biology
Using an unsupervised learning algorithm, scientists can create new maps of ecosystem provinces in the ocean, opening the possibility of sharper data collection and monitoring.