An evaluation of approaches used to determine the distribution and biomass of emergent and submerged aquatic macrophytes over large spatial scales

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 187-201

  Vis, C ^a   Hudon, C ^b   Carignan, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echo sounding; GIS; Growth form; Macrophytes; Remote sensing; St. Lawrence River

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BIOMASS; ECHO SOUNDING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION MAPPING;

CANADA; LAKE SAINT PIERRE; QUEBEC;

EID: 0142063092     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(03)00105-0     Document Type: Article

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