Articles Submitted to Refereed Publications
Arafeh-Dalmau, N., Villaseñor-Derbez, J.C., Schoeman, D.S., Mora-Soto, A., Bell, T.W., Butler, C.L., Costa, M., Dunga, L.V., Houskeeper, H.F., Lagger, C., Pantano, C., del Pozo, D.L., Sink, K.J., Micheli, F., Cavanaugh, K.C. (submitted 2024). Intensifying marine heatwaves and limited protection threaten global kelp forests. Nature Communications.
Clyne, K., LaRocque, A., Leblon, B., Costa, M. (submitted 2024). Use of Landsat imagery time series and random forests classifier to reconstruct eelgrass bed distribution maps in Eeyou Istchee. Remote Sensing.
Gendall, L., Hessing-Lewis, M., Wachmann, A., Reshitnyk, L., Crawford, S., Lee, L., Guujaaw, N., Costa, M. (submitted 2024). From archives to satellites: Unraveling patterns of kelp forest loss and resilience under climate change in the Haida Gwaii Archipelago. Ecology.
McHenry, J., Okamoto, D., Filbee-Dexter, K., Krumhansl, K., MacGregor, K.A., Hessing-Lewis, M., Timmer, B., Archambault, P., Attridge, C.M., Cottier, D., Costa, M., Csordas, M., Johnson, L.E., Lessard, J., Mora-Soto, A., Metaxas, A., Pontier, O., Neufeld, C., Reshitnyk, L., Starko, S., Yakimishyn, J., Baum, J.K. (submitted 2024). A blueprint for national assessments of the blue carbon capacity of kelp forests applied to Canada’s coastline. NPJ Ocean Sustainability.
Mora-Soto, A., Schroeder, S., Gendall, L., Wachmann, A., Narayan, G., Read, S., Pearsall, I., Rubidge, E., Lessard, J., Martell, K., Costa, M. (submitted 2024). Back to the past: Long-term persistence of bull kelp forests in the Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea, Canada. Frontiers in Marine Science.
Vishnu, P.S., Xi, H., Belluz, J.D.B., Pena, A., Hussain, M.S., Bracher, A., Costa, M. (submitted 2024). Assessing the spatial-temporal variability of phytoplankton community composition and their response to environmental drivers in the subarctic Northeast Pacific by combining in situ and satellite observations. Journal of Geophysical Research – Oceans.
Published Articles
2024
Konik, M., Angelica Peña, M., Hirawake, T., Hunt, B.P.V., Suseelan Vishnu, P., Eisner, L.B., Bracher, A., Xi, H., Marchese, C., Costa, M. (2024). Bioregionalization of the subarctic Pacific based on phytoplankton phenology and composition. Progress in Oceanography (in press). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103315
MacNeil, L., Costa, M., LaRoche, J. (2024). Glimpsing the 2020 spring bloom in the Strait of Georgia, Salish Sea. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 736, 181–187. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14574
Mora-Soto, A., Schroeder, S., Gendall, L., Wachmann, A., Narayan, G.R., Read, S., Pearsall, I., Rubidge, E., Lessard, J., Martell, K., Wills, P., Costa, M. (2024). Kelp dynamics and environmental drivers in the southern Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1323448. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1323448
Pramlall, S., Jackson, J.M., Marchese, C., Suchy, K.D., Hunt, B.P., Costa, M. (2024). Mapping phenoregions and phytoplankton seasonality in Northeast Pacific marine coastal ecosystems via a satellite-based approach. Progress in Oceanography, 103336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2024.103336
Starko, S., Timmer, B., Reshitnyk, L., Csordas, M., McHenry, J., Schroeder, S., Hessing-Lewis, M., Costa, M., Zielinksi, A., Zielinksi, R., Cook, S., Underhill, R., Boyer, L., Fretwell, C., Yakimishyn, J., Heath, W.A., Gruman, C., Hingmire, D., Baum, J.K, Neufeld, C.J. (2024). Local and regional variation in kelp loss and stability across coastal British Columbia. MEPS, 733, 1–26. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14548
Timmer, B., Reshitnyk, L.Y., Hessing-Lewis, M., Juanes, F., Gendall, L., Costa, M. (2024). Capturing accurate kelp canopy extent: Integrating tides, currents, and species-level morphology in kelp remote sensing. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 1338483. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1338483
Wachmann, A., Starko, S., Neufeld, C.J., Costa, M. (2024). Validating Landsat Analysis Ready Data for Nearshore Sea Surface Temperature Monitoring in the Northeast Pacific. Remote Sensing, 16, 920. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16050920
Weitkamp, L., Barclay, A., Beamish, R.J., Costa, M., Farley, E., Freshwater, C., Gilk-Baumer, S., Graham, C., Howard, K., King, K., Konik, M., Murphy, J., Neville, C., Pakhomov, E.A., Radchenko, V., Riddell, B., Rondeau, E., Saunders, M., Schubert, A., VanDoornik, D., Yang, B. (in press). Highlights of the 2022 IYS Pan–Pacific Winter Expedition. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Bulletin.
2023
Gendall, L., Schroeder, S., Wills, P., Hessing-Lewis, M., Costa. M. (2023). A multi-satellite mapping framework for floating kelp. Remote Sensing, 15(5), 1276. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15051276
Pramlall, S., Jackson, J., Konik, M., Costa, M. (2023). Merged multi-sensor ocean colour chlorophyll product evaluation for the British Columbia coast. Remote Sensing, 15, 687. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030687
Vishnu, P.S., Costa, M. (2023). Evaluating the performance of Sentinel-3A OLCI products in the subarctic Northeast Pacific. Remote Sensing, 15, 3244. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15133244
2022
Houtman, N., Yakimishyn, J., Collyer, M., Sutherest, J., Robinson, C., Costa, M. (2022). Experimentally determining optimal conditions for mapping forage fish with RPAS. Drones, 6, 426. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones6120426
MacNeil, L., Desai, D.K., Costa, M., LaRoche, J. (2022). Combining multi-marker metabarcoding and digital holography to describe eukaryotic plankton across the Newfoundland Shelf. Scientific Reports, 12, 13078. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17313-w
Marchese, C., Hunt, B.P., Giannini, F., Ehrler, M., Costa, M. (2022). Bioregionalization of the coastal and open oceans of British Columbia and Southeast Alaska based on Sentinel-3A satellite-derived phytoplankton seasonality. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 968470. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.968470
Nasiha, H.J., Wang, Z., Giannini, F., Costa, M. (2022). Spatial variability of in situ above-water reflectance in coastal dynamic waters: Implications for satellite match-up analysis. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 3, 876748. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.876748
Suchy, K.D., Young, K., Galbraith, M., Perry, R.I., Costa, M. (2022). Match/mismatch between phytoplankton and crustacean zooplankton phenology in the Strait of Georgia, Canada. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 832684. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.832684
Timmer, B., Reshitnyk, L.Y., Hessing-Lewis, M., Juanes, F., Costa, M. (2022). Comparing the use of red-edge and near-infraredwavelength ranges for detecting submerged kelp canopy. Remote Sensing, 14, 2241. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14092241
Vishnu, P.S., Xi, H., Belluz, J.D.B., Hussain, M.S., Bracher, A., Costa, M. (2022). Seasonal dynamics of major phytoplankton functional types in the coastal waters of the West Coast of Canada derived from OLCI Sentinel 3A. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 1018510. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1018510
Wang, Z., Costa, M. (2022). Autonomous shipborne in situ reflectance data in optically complex coastal waters: A case study of the Salish Sea, Canada. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 3, 867570. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.867570
2021
Cavanaugh, K.C., Bell, T., Costa, M., Eddy, N.E., Gendall, L., Gleason, M.G., Hessing-Lewis, M., Martone, R., McPherson, M., Pontier, O., Reshitnyk, L., Beas-Luna, R., Carr, M., Caselle, J.E., Cavanaugh, K.C., Flores Miller, R., Hamilton, S., Heady, W.N., Hirsh, H.K., Hohman, R., Lee, L.C., Lorda, J., Ray, J., Reed, D.C., Saccomanno, V.R., Schroeder, S.B. (2021). A review of the opportunities and challenges for using remote sensing for management of surface-canopy forming kelps. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 753531. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.753531
Clyne, K., Leblon, B., LaRocque, A., Costa, M., Leblanc, M., Rabbitskin, E., Dunn, M. (2021). Use of Landsat-8 OLI imagery and local indigenous knowledge for eelgrass mapping in Eeyou Istchee. Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, V-3-2021, 15–22. https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-V-3-2021-15-2021
Esenkulova, S., Suchy, K.D., Pawlowicz, R., Costa, M., Pearsall, I.A. (2021). Harmful algae and oceanographic conditions in the Strait of Georgia, Canada based on citizen science monitoring. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 725092. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.725092.
Giannini, F., Hunt, B.P.V., Jacoby, D., Costa, M. (2021). Performance of OLCI Sentinel-3A satellite in the Northeast Pacific coastal waters. Remote Sensing of Environment, 256, 112317.
Travers-Smith, H., Giannini, F., Sastri, A.R., Costa, M. (2021). Validation of non-photochemical quenching corrections for chlorophyll-a measurements aboard ships of opportunity. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 686750. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.686750
2020
Costa, M., Le Baron, N., Tenhunen, K., Nephin, J., Willis, P., Mortimorc, J.P, Dudas, S., Rubidge, E. (2020). Historical distribution to kelp forests on the coast of British Columbia: 1858–1956. Journal of Applied Geography, 120, 102230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102230
Kockel, A., Ban, N.C., Costa, M., Dearden, P. (2020). Addressing distribution equity in spatial conservation prioritization for small-scale fisheries. PLoS ONE, 15(5), e0233339. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233339
Nahirnick, N.K., Costa, M., Schroeder, S., Sharma, T. (2020). Long-term eelgrass habitat change and associated human impacts on the West Coast of Canada. Journal of Coastal Research, 36(1), 30–40. https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-18-00112.1
Schroeder, S.B., Boyer, L., Juanes, F., Costa, M. (2020). Spatial and temporal trends of nearshore kelp beds on the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada using satellite remote sensing. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 6, 327–343. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.142
Tilstone,G., Dall’Olmo, G., Hieronymi, H., Ruddick, K., Beck,M., Ligi, M., Costa, M., D'Alimonte, D., Velluci, V., Vansteenwegen, D., Bracher, A., Wiegmann, S., Kuusk J., Vabson, V., Ansko, I., Vendt, R., Donlon, C., Casal, T. (2020). Field intercomparison of radiometer measurements for ocean colour validation. Remote Sensing, 12, 1587. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12101587
2019
Abe, C.A., Lobo, F.L., Novo, E.M.L.M., Costa, M., Dibike, Y.B. (2019). Modelling the effects of land cover change on sediment concentrations in a gold-mined Amazonian basin. Regional Environmental Change, 19, 2141–2141. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-019-01513-8
Brown, L.N., Borstad, G.B., Ersahin, K., Loos, E., Selbie, D., Costa, M., Irvine, J. (2019). Satellite-based time series of chlorophyll in Chilko Lake, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 1712, 1–19.
Jacoby, D., Wynden, A., Gao, B., Giannini, F.C., Costa, M., Coady, Y. (2019). "Geospatial Computing Collaborations," 2019 IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (PACRIM), Victoria, BC, Canada, 2019, 1–8. Peer reviewed paper. https://doi.org/10.1109/PACRIM47961.2019.8985053
Kockel, A., Ban, N., Dearden, P., Costa, M. (2019). Evaluating approaches for scaling up community-based marine protected areas into socially equitable and ecologically representative networks. Conservation Biology, 34, 137–147. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13368
Nahirnick, N., Hunter, P., Costa, M., Schroeder, S., Sharma, T. (2019). Benefits and challenges of UAS imagery for eelgrass (Zostera marina) mapping in small estuaries of the Canadian West Coast. Journal of Coastal Research, 35(10), 673–683.
Schroeder, S.B., Dupont, C., Boyer, L., Juanes, F., Costa, M. (2019). Passive remote sensing technology for mapping bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana): A review of techniques and regional case study. Global Ecology and Conservation, 19, e00683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00683
Suchy, K.D., Le Baron, N., Hilborn, A., Perry, R.I., Costa, M. (2019). Influence of environmental drivers on spatio-temporal dynamics of satellite-derived chlorophyll a in the Strait of Georgia. Progress in Oceanography, 176, 102134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102134
Vabson, V., Kuusk, J., Ansko, I., Vendt, R., Alikas, K., Ruddick, K., Ansper, A., Bresciani, M., Burmester, H., Costa, M., D’Alimonte, D., Dall’Olmo, G., Damiri, B., Dinter, T., Giardino, C., Kangro, K., Ligi, M., Paavel, B., Tilstone, G., Dommelen, R., Wiegmann, S., Bracher, A., Donlon, C., Casal, T. (2019). Field intercomparison of radiometers used for satellite validation in the 400–900 nm range. Remote Sensing, 11(1129), 1–22.
Vabson, V., Kuusk, J., Ansko, I., Vendt, R., Alikas, K., Ruddick, K., Ansper, A., Bresciani, M., Burmester, H., Costa,M.,D’Alimonte, D., Dall’Olmo, G., Damiri, B., Dinter, T., Giardino, C., Kangro, K., Ligi, M., Paavel, B., Tilstone, G., Dommelen, R., Wiegmann, S., Bracher, A., Donlon, C., Casal, T. (2019). Laboratory intercomparison of radiometers used for satellite validation in the 400–900 nm range. Remote Sensing, 11(1101), 1–23.
2018
Abe, C.A., Lobo, F.L., Dibike, Y.B., Costa, M., Santos, V.D., Novo, E.M. (2018). Modelling the effects of historical and future land cover changes on the hydrology of an Amazonian Basin. Water, 10(7), 932.
Hilborn, A., Costa, M. (2018). Applications of DINEOF to satellite-derived chlorophyll-a from a productive coastal region. Remote Sensing, 10(9), 1449.
Nahirnick, N., Costa, M., Schroeder, S., Sharma, T. (2019). Long-term eelgrass (Zostera marina) habitat change and associated human impacts on the west coast of Canada. Journal of Coastal Research, 35, 673–683.
Nahirnick, N.K., Hunter, P., Costa, M., Schroeder, S., Sharma, T. (2019). Benefits and challenges of UAS imagery for eelgrass (Zostera marina) mapping in small estuaries of the Canadian West Coast. Journal of Coastal Research, 35(3), 673–683.
Nahirnick, N.K., Reshitnyk, L., Campbell, M., Hessing‐Lewis, M., Costa, M., Yakimishyn, J., Lee, L. (2019). Mapping with confidence; delineating seagrass habitats using Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS). Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 5(2), 121–135. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.98
Yang, Y., Cowen, L.L., Costa, M. (2018). Is ocean reflectance acquired by citizen scientists robust for science applications? Remote Sensing, 10(6), 835.
2017
Carswell, T., Costa, M., Young, E., Komick, N., Sweeting, R., Gower, J. (2017). Evaluation of MODIS-Aqua atmospheric correction and chlorophyll products of western North American coastal waters based on 13 years of data. Remote Sensing, 9(10), 1063.
Costa, M., Del Bel Belluz, J., Reid, G., Cross, S. (2017). Quantifying temporal and spatial patterns of particle plumes in IMTA systems – The basis for system design. Aquaculture Research and Development Review, 87. https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/sci-res/rd2013/cimtan-rcamti-eng.html
Lobo, F.L., Costa, M., Novo, E.M.L.M., Telmer, K. (2017). Effects of small-scale gold mining tailings on the underwater light field in the Tapajós River Basin, Brazilian Amazon. Remote Sensing, 9(8), 861. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9080861
Loos, E., Costa, M., Johannessen, S. (2017). Underwater optical environment in the coastal waters of British Columbia, Canada. FACETS, 2, 872-891. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2017-0074
Persaud, A.W., Telmer, K.H., Costa, M., Moore, M.L. (2017). Artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Senegal: livelihoods, customary authority, and formalization. Society & Natural Resources, 30(8), 980–993. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2016.1273417
Phillips, S.R., Costa, M. (2017). Spatial-temporal bio-optical classification of dynamic semi-estuarine waters in Wester North America. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 199, 35–48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.09.029
2016
Carswell, T., Costa, M., Hilborn, A., Sweeting, R. (2016). Chlorophyll phenology in the Salish Sea: spatial and temporal data from ocean colour satellite imagery. State of the Pysical, Biological, and Selected Fishery Resources of Pacific Canadian Marine Ecosystems in 2015. Chandler, P.C., King, S.A., Perry, I (eds.). Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 3179.
Costa, M., Evans, T., Silva, T.S.F. (2016). Remote Sensing of Wetland Types: Subtropical Wetlands of Southern Hemisphere. The Wetland Book. C.M. Finlayson et al. (eds.), Springer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_307-2
Del Bell Belluz, J., Costa, M., Reid, G., Cross, S. (2016). Bio-optical variability at a Vancouver Island aquaculture site. Limnology and Oceanography, 61, 1686–1704. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10332
Hess, L., Costa, M., Evans, T., Silva, T.S.F., Chapman, B., Milne, T. (2016). Remote Sensing of Wetland Types: Tropical Flooded Forest. The Wetland Book. C.M. Finlayson et al. (eds.), Springer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_303-2
Lobo, F.L., Costa, M., Novo, E.M.L.M., Telmer, K. (2016). Distribution of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Tapajos River basin (Brazilian Amazon) over the past 40 years and relationship with water siltation. Remote Sensing, 8, 579.
Lucas, R., Costa, M. (2016). Remote Sensing Instruments: Sensor Types Relevant to Wetlands. The Wetland Book. C.M. Finlayson et al. (eds.), Springer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6172-8_316-1
2015
Carswell, T. (2015). Analysis of MODIS-Aqua imagery to determine spring phytoplankton phenology in the Strait of Georgia, Canada. Master’s Thesis.
Carswell, T., Costa, M., Sweeting, R., Young, E. (2015). Timing of the spring phytoplankton bloom in the Strait of Georgia based on analysis of MODIS-Aqua images. In: Chandler, P.C., King, S.A., Perry, R.I. (Eds.). State of the physical, biological and selected fishery resources of Pacific in 2014. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 3131, pp. 157–160. https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/oceans/publications/soto-rceo/2014/index-eng.html
Costa, M., Telmer, K., Evans, T., Almeida, T., Diakun, M.T. (2015). The lakes of the Pantanal: Inventory, distribution, geochemistry, and surrounding landscape. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 23, 19–39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-014-9401-3
Del Bel Belluz, J., Costa, M., Cross, S., Reid, G. (2015). Spatial and temporal particulate dynamics and their influence on uptake species placement at an IMTA site. Canadian Aquaculture R&D Review, (24), 75. https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/aquaculture/sci-res/rd-eng.htm
Lobo, F. (2015). Spatial and temporal analysis of water siltation caused by artisinal small-scale gold mining in the Tapajos water basin, Brazilian Amazon: An optics and remote sensing approach. PhD Dissertation.
Lobo, F., Costa, M., Novo, E. (2015). Time-series analysis of Landsat-MSS/TM/OLI images over Amazonian waters impacted by gold mining activities. Remote Sensing of Environment, 157, 170–184.
Persaud, A. (2015). Mercury use and the socio-economic significance of artisanal and small-scale (ASGM) mining in Senegal: A mixed-methods approach to understanding ASGM. Master’s Thesis.
Phillips, S. (2015). Bio-optical characterization of the Salish Sea, Canada, towards improved chlorophyll algorithms for MODIS and Sentinel-3. Master’s Thesis.
2014
Costa, M., Carswell, T. (2014). Spatial-temporal phytoplankton bloom initiation in the SoG derived from MODIS imagery: 2002–2013. Perry, I. State of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems 2012. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 107–109.
Costa, M., Tomas, W., Evans, T. (2014). Understandings spatial wildlife habitat characteristics of the Pantanal using ALOS/PALSAR, RADARSAT-2, and ENVISAT/ASAR imagery: Lakes diversity and spatial analysis. 17pp. Japanese Exploratory Agency.
Del Bel Belluz, J. (2014). Spatial and temporal particulate variability at an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) site in Kyuquot sound, British Columbia, using bio-optical methods. Master’s Thesis.
Evans, T., Costa, M. (2014). Landcover classification of the Brazilian Pantanal: a SAR approach, Remote Sensing of Environment, 155, 89–108.
Evans, T., Costa, M., Tomas, W., Camilo, A. (2014). Large-scale habitat mapping of the Brazilian Pantanal wetland: A synthetic aperture radar approach. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 155, 89–108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2013.08.051
Lobo, F., Costa, M., Phillips, S., Young, E., McGregor, C. (2014). Light backscattering in turbid freshwater: a laboratory investigation. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 8(1), 083611. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.8.083611
Reshitnyk, L., Costa, M., Robinson, C., Dearden, P. (2014). Evaluation of WorldView-2 and acoustic remote sensing for mapping benthic habitats in temperate coastal Pacific waters. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 153, 7–23.
2013
Costa, M., Carswell, T., Young, E., Sweeting, R., Gower, J., Pawlowicz, R., Borstad, G. (2013). “Spatial-temporal phytoplankton bloom metrics in the Strait of Georgia derived from MODIS imagery: 2012 and previous years.” In: State of physical, biological, and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems in 2012", Ed., J.R. Irvine and W.R. Crawford. Fisheries and Oceans Canada Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat, 117–120.
Costa, M., Novo, E., Telmer, K. (2013). Spatial and temporal variability of light attenuation in large rivers of the Amazon. Hydrobiologia, 702(1), 171–190.
Costa, M., Silva, T., Evans, T. (2013). Wetland Classification. Remote Sensing of Natural Resources. Wang, G., Weng, Q. (eds.). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. 461–478.
Evans, T., Costa, M. (2013). Landcover classification of the Lower Nhecolandia subregion of the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands using ALOS/PALSAR, RADARSAT-2 and ENVISAT/ASAR imagery. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 128, 118–137
Evans, T., Costa, M., Tomas, W., Camilo, A. (2013). A SAR fine and medium spatial resolution approach for mapping the Brazilian Pantanal. Geographia, 38, 25–43.
Evans, T.L. (2013). Habitat mapping of the Brazilian Pantanal using synthetic aperture radar imagery and object based image analysis. Master’s Thesis.
O'Neill, J., Costa, M. (2013). Mapping eelgrass (Zostera marina) in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada using high spatial resolution satellite and airborne imagery. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 133, 152–167.
2011
Berti, L., Costa, M. (2011). Picturing the Pantanal. National Geographic REACH, Hampton-Brown Company, Inc. pp. 327–331.
Brook, N., Costa, M. (2011). Meet a scientist who studies places where quicksand can be found. National Geographic REACH, Hampton-Brown Company, Inc. pp. 329–333.
O'Neill, J. (2011). Mapping of eelgrass (Zostera marina) at Sidney Spit, Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada, using high spatial resolution remote imagery. Master’s Thesis.
O'Neill, J., Costa, M., Sharma, T. (2011). Remote sensing of shallow coastal benthic substrates: In situ spectra and mapping of eelgrass (Zostera marina) in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada. Remote Sensing, 3(5), 975–1005. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs3050975
2010
Evans, T., Costa, M., Telmer, K., Silva, T. (2010). Using ALOS/PALSAR and RADARSAT-2 to map land cover and seasonal inundation in the Brazilian Pantanal. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, 3(4), 560–570.
Loos, E.A., Costa, M. (2010). Inherent optical properties and optical mass classification of the waters of the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada. Progress in Oceanography, 87, 144–156.
Silva, T.S.F., Costa, M., Melack, J.M. (2010). Assessment of two biomass estimation methods for aquatic vegetation growing on the amazon floodplain. Aquatic Botany, 92(3), 161–167
Silva, T.S.F.,Costa, M., Melack, J.M. (2010). Spatial and temporal variability of macrophyte cover and productivity in the eastern amazon floodplain: A remote sensing approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114(9), 1998–2010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2010.04.007
2009
Komick, N.M., Costa, M., Gower, J. (2009). Bio-optical algorithm evaluation for MODIS for western Canada coastal waters: An exploratory approach using in situ reflectance. Remote Sensing of the Environment, 113, 794–804.
Loos, E.A. (2009). Optical properties of the waters of the Strait of Georgia, BC, Canada. PhD Dissertation.
Piller, C. (2009). Airborne hyperspectral remote detection of water quality parameters in the inland and coastal waters of the Cowichan Watershed, British Columbia. Master’s Thesis.
Silva, T. (2009). Spatial and temporal variability of macrophyte growth and productivity in the Amazon floodplain. PhD Dissertation.
Silva, T.S.F., Costa, M., Melack, J. (2009). Annual net primary production of macrophytes in the Eastern Amazon floodplain. Wetlands, 29(2), 747–758.
2008
Silva, T.S.F., Costa, M., Melack, J.M., Novo, E.M.L.M. (2008). Remote sensing of aquatic vegetation: Theory and applications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 140, 131–145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9855-3
2007
Costa, M., Loos, E.A., Shaw, A., Steckler, C., Hill, P. (2007). Hyperspectral imagery for mapping intertidal vegetation at Roberts Bank tidal flats, BC, Canada. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(2), 130–141.
Costa, M., Telmer, K. (2007). Mapping and monitoring lakes in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland using synthetic aperture radar imagery. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 17, 277–288.
Komick, N. (2007). Remote sensing chlorophyll-a in the Strait of Georgia. Master’s Thesis.
Silva, T.S.F., Costa, M., Melack, J.M., Novo, E.M.L.M. (2007). Remote sensing of aquatic vegetation: Theory and applications. Environment Monitoring Assessment, 140(1), 131–145.
Telmer, K., Costa, M. (2007). SAR-based estimates of the size distribution of lakes in Brazil and Canada: A tool for investigating carbon in lakes. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 17, 289–304.
2006
Costa, M., Telmer, K. (2006). Utilizing SAR imagery and aquatic vegetation to map fresh and brackish lakes in the Brazilian Pantanal wetland. Remote Sensing of Environment, 105(3), 204–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2006.06.014
Telmer, K., Costa, M., Angélica, R.S., Araujo, E.S., Maurice, Y. (2006). The source and fate of sediment and mercury in the Tapajós River, Pará, Brazilian Amazon: Ground- and space-based evidence. Journal of Environmental Management, 81(2), 101–113.
2005
Costa, M. (2005). Estimate of net primary productivity of aquatic vegetation of the Amazon floodplain using Radarsat and JERS-1 imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 26(20), 4527–4536.
Costa, M. (2005). Estimativa de produção primária de plantas aquáticas na planície de inundação da Amazônia. Acta Amazonica, 35(2), 157–166.
Novo, E., Costa, M. (2005). Fundamentos e aplicações de sensoriamento remoto no estudo de áreas alagáveis. (Theory and application of remote sensing to study wetlands). Sensoriamento Remoto e Oceanografia. R.B. Souza (ed.). pp. 236–258.
Schröder, R., Puls, J., Hajnsek, I., Jochim, F., Neff, T., Kono, J., Paradella, W.R., da Silva, M.M.Q., de Morisson Valeriano, D., Costa, M. (2005). MAPSAR: A small L-band SAR mission for land observations. Acta Astronautica, 56, 35–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2004.09.007
2004
Costa, M. (2004). Use of SAR satellites for mapping zonation of vegetation communities in the Amazon floodplain. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(10), 1817–1835.
2002
Costa, M., Niemann, O., Novo, E., Ahern, F., Mantovani, J. (2002). Biophysical properties and mapping of aquatic vegetation during the hydrological cycle of the Amazon floodplain using JERS-1 and RADARSAT. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(7), 1401–1260.
Novo, E., Costa, M., Mantovani, J., Lima, I. (2002). Relationship between macrophyte stand variables and radar backscatter at L and C band – Tucuruí reservoir – Brazil. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(7), 1241–1260.
2000
Telmer, K., Costa, M., Araujo, E.S., Maurice, Y. (2000). Alluvial gold mining and mercury pollution in the Tapajos River Basin. Cogeoenvironment Newsletter, 17, 8–13.