Understanding how oyster reefs grow is important for restoration and predicting oyster-reef response to accelerated sea-level rise, degrading water quality, and harvesting. In an attempt to map small-scale changes in oyster-reef morphology we are experimenting with terrestrial LIDAR. Click on the link below to see a visualization of the reef (courtesy of Justin Ridge). In two years we will revisit the reef and hopefully be able to resolve morphologic change.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/72269708[/vimeo]