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Eighteen distinct and non-overlapping biological cover classes were identified that can be mapped through visual interpretation of remotely-sensed imagery. Cover classes refer only to the biological component colonizing the surface of the feature and does not address zone or structure type. Habitats or features that cover areas smaller than the MMU were not considered. The cover types are efined as seven major classes (Algae, Seagrass, Live Coral, Mangrove, No Cover, Unclassified and Unknown), combined with a modifier describing the distribution of the dominant cover type throughout the mapping unit (10%-50%, 50%-<90%, 90%-100%). |