Using remote sensing to assess biodiversity

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2377-2400

  Nagendra, H ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOTOMAPPING;

HABITAT MAPS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; HABITAT TYPE; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035882583     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160117096     Document Type: Article

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