Remote sensing and GIS analysis of seagrass meadows in North Carolina, USA

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 241-258

  Ferguson, Randolph L ^a   Korfmacher, Karl ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Land cover; Landsat TM; Remote sensing; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIS; LANDSAT TM; REMOTE SENSING; SEAGRASS MEADOW; SEAGRASS MEADOWS;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA;

EID: 0031434556     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(97)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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