Mapping of seagrass and seaweed beds using hydro-acoustic methods

Fisheries Science

Volumn 68, Issue , 2002, Pages 580-583

  Komatstu, Teruhisa ^a   Igararashi, Chiaki ^a   Tatsukawa, Ken Ichi ^a   Nakaoka, Masahiro ^a   Hiraishi, Tomonori ^b   Taira, Asahiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

hydro acoustic; mapping; remote sensing; seagrass; seaweed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042635202     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: 14442906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2331/fishsci.68.sup1_580     Document Type: Article

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