Inventory and mapping of Posidonia oceanica reefs of the French Mediterranean coast
Résumé
Posidonia oceanicareefs along the French Mediterranean coast were inventoried and mapped using bibliographical data, analysis of aerial photos, images obtained using drone and 3D models. Sixteen previously unreported reefs and another 13 reefs that had been destroyed or disappeared were identified. In all, 75 Posidonia reef structures have were known to exist but today there are only 62 left.