Effects of microalgal communities on reflectance spectra of carbonate sediments in subtidal optically shallow marine environments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 1 II, 2003, Pages 535-546

  Stephens, F Carol ^a   Louchard, Eric M ^a   Reid, R Pamela ^a   Maffione, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b HOBI Labs Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SHALLOW WATER; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

BAHAMAS; LEE STOCKING ISLAND;

EID: 0037255075     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.1_part_2.0535     Document Type: Article

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