A review of scottish natural heritage‘s work in subtidal marine biotope mapping using remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 585-592

  Downie, A J ^a   Donnan, D W ^a   Davison, A J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MAPPING; MARINE BIOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOTOPE MAPPING;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOTOPE; CONSERVATION; MAPPING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0033557250     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699213352     Document Type: Review

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