GIS-based mapping of benthic habitats

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 99-109

  Urbanski J A ^a   Szymelfenig, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Fuzzy sets; Geographical information systems; Habitats

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0242417173     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-7714(02)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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