Monitoring the effects of biological control of water hyacinths using remotely sensed data: a case study of Bangalore, India

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-105

  Venugopal, G ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC WEED; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING; WEED;

BANGALORE; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EICHHORNIA CRASSIPIES;

EID: 0031820453     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1998.tb00252.x     Document Type: Article

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