Fractal characterization of Mytilus edulis L. spatial structure in intertidal landscapes using GIS methods

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1033-1044

  Crawford, Thomas W ^a   Commito, John A ^b   Borowik, Ann M ^b,c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic structure; Blue mussel; Fractal dimension; Image processing; Multi scale; Mussel bed; Quadrat; Soft bottom; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIVALVE; DIGITAL IMAGE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MYTILUS EDULIS;

EID: 33749393952     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-006-0003-1     Document Type: Article

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