Application of airborne thermal imagery to surveys of Pacific walrus

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-58

  Burn, Douglas M ^a   Webber, Marc A ^a,c   Udevitz, Mark S ^b  

^a Marine Mammals Management   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

Odobenus rosmarus divergens; Pacific walrus; Remote sensing; Thermal imagery

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; HABITAT; PINNIPED; POPULATION ESTIMATION; THERMAL PHENOMENA;

ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS;

EID: 33646587995     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[51:AOATIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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