In preparation

1. Mbani, B. (2026). Blue-BII: A Biodiversity Integrity Index for blue carbon ecosystems. In preparation.

   BIB

   @unpublished{mbani2026bluebii,
     title = {Blue-BII: A Biodiversity Integrity Index for blue carbon ecosystems},
     author = {Mbani, Benson},
     year = {2026},
     note = {In preparation}
   }
   

Journal articles

1. Mbani, B., & Greinert, J. (2025). Automated underwater image analysis reveals sediment patterns and megafauna distribution in the tropical Atlantic. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 27481.

   DOI BIB

   @article{mbani2025atlantic,
     title = {Automated underwater image analysis reveals sediment patterns and megafauna distribution in the tropical Atlantic},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Greinert, Jens},
     journal = {Scientific Reports},
     volume = {15},
     number = {1},
     pages = {27481},
     year = {2025},
     publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
     doi = {10.1038/s41598-025-12723-y}
   }
   

2. Mbani, B., Buck, V., & Greinert, J. (2023). An automated image-based workflow for detecting megabenthic fauna in optical images with examples from the Clarion–Clipperton Zone. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 8350.

   DOI BIB

   @article{mbani2023faund,
     title = {An automated image-based workflow for detecting megabenthic fauna in optical images with examples from the Clarion--Clipperton Zone},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Buck, Valentin and Greinert, Jens},
     journal = {Scientific Reports},
     volume = {13},
     number = {1},
     pages = {8350},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
     doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-35518-5}
   }
   

3. Mbani, B., & Greinert, J. (2023). Analysis-ready optical underwater images of manganese-nodule covered seafloor of the Clarion–Clipperton Zone. Scientific Data, 10(1), 316.

   DOI BIB

   @article{mbani2023dataset,
     title = {Analysis-ready optical underwater images of manganese-nodule covered seafloor of the Clarion--Clipperton Zone},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Greinert, Jens},
     journal = {Scientific Data},
     volume = {10},
     number = {1},
     pages = {316},
     year = {2023},
     publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
     doi = {10.1038/s41597-023-02245-5}
   }
   

4. Mbani, B., Schoening, T., Gazis, I.-Z., Koch, R., & Greinert, J. (2022). Implementation of an automated workflow for image-based seafloor classification with examples from manganese-nodule covered seabed areas in the Central Pacific Ocean. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 15338.

   DOI BIB

   @article{mbani2022aiscw,
     title = {Implementation of an automated workflow for image-based seafloor classification with examples from manganese-nodule covered seabed areas in the Central Pacific Ocean},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Schoening, Timm and Gazis, Iason-Zois and Koch, Reinhard and Greinert, Jens},
     journal = {Scientific Reports},
     volume = {12},
     number = {1},
     pages = {15338},
     year = {2022},
     publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
     doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-19070-2}
   }
   

Datasets and research software

1. Mbani, B., & Greinert, J. (2023). Analysis-ready optical underwater images collected along OFOS profiles during SONNE cruises SO268/1 and SO268/2, Clarion–Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean). PANGAEA.

   DOI

   @misc{mbani2023pangaea,
     title = {Analysis-ready optical underwater images collected along OFOS profiles during SONNE cruises SO268/1 and SO268/2, Clarion--Clipperton Zone (Pacific Ocean)},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Greinert, Jens},
     year = {2023},
     howpublished = {PANGAEA},
     doi = {10.1594/PANGAEA.957274}
   }
   

2. Mbani, B., Schoening, T., & Greinert, J. (2023). Automated and Integrated Seafloor Classification Workflow (AI-SCW). GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.

   @misc{mbani2023aiscwsoftware,
     title = {Automated and Integrated Seafloor Classification Workflow (AI-SCW)},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Schoening, Timm and Greinert, Jens},
     year = {2023},
     howpublished = {GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel}
   }
   

3. Mbani, B. (2023). Megabenthic Fauna Detector with Faster R-CNN (FaunD-Fast). Zenodo.

   @misc{mbani2023faundzenodo,
     title = {Megabenthic Fauna Detector with Faster R-CNN (FaunD-Fast)},
     author = {Mbani, Benson},
     year = {2023},
     howpublished = {Zenodo}
   }
   

4. Mbani, B., Buck, V., & Greinert, J. (2022). Megabenthic Fauna Detection with Faster R-CNN (FaunD-Fast): short description of the research software. GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.

   @misc{mbani2022faundsoftware,
     title = {Megabenthic Fauna Detection with Faster R-CNN (FaunD-Fast): short description of the research software},
     author = {Mbani, Benson and Buck, Valentin and Greinert, Jens},
     year = {2022},
     howpublished = {GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel}
   }
   

Thesis

1. Mbani, B. (2024). Characterisation of sediment patterns and benthic megafauna distribution using automated underwater image analysis [PhD thesis]. Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.

   @phdthesis{mbani2024thesis,
     title = {Characterisation of sediment patterns and benthic megafauna distribution using automated underwater image analysis},
     author = {Mbani, Benson},
     school = {Christian-Albrechts-Universit{\"a}t zu Kiel},
     year = {2024}
   }