Historical aerial photographs and a geographic information system (GIS) to determine effects of long-term water level fluctuations on wetlands along the St. Marys River, Michigan, USA

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 363-378

  Williams, Donald C ^a,c   Lyon, John G ^b  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; GIS; Great Lakes; Remote sensing; St. Marys River; Water levels; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; GIS; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

USA, MICHIGAN, ST MARYS RIVER;

EID: 0031448835     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(97)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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