CSIRO Patch-based 8-class Morphology Model
A patch-based segmentation model designed for seagrass morphological class identification and habitat mapping. The model segments images into fixed-size patches (e.g., 280×280 pixels) and classifies each patch into foreground classes (various seagrass species) or background classes (such as substrate, coral, and macroalgae). Morphological seagrass coverage is quantified by calculating the percentage of patches classified into each class, enabling precise assessments of seagrass distribution and density.