Focusing management needs at the sub-catchment level via assessments of change in the cover of estuarine vegetation, Port Hacking, NSW, Australia

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 499-518

  Williams, R J ^a   Meehan, A J ^b  

^a NSW Fisheries   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs; Geographic information system; Mangrove; Saltmarsh; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; MANGROVE; SALTMARSH; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PORT HACKING; WORLD;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HALOPHILA;

EID: 14644435193     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-005-3948-y     Document Type: Article

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