Time-lapse side-scan sonar imaging of bleached coral reefs: A case study from the Seychelles

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 339-356

  Collier, J S ^a   Humber, S R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic backscatter; Coral bleaching; Side scan sonar; Time lapse

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BACKSCATTERING; COASTAL ZONES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SONAR; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BRANCHING COLONIES; CORAL BLEACHING; REEF ORGANISMS; SHORELINE; SIDE-SCAN SONAR SURVEYS;

REEFS;

ABUNDANCE; BACKSCATTER; BIOMONITORING; CARBONATE PLATFORM; COLONY; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; MORTALITY; SIDESCAN SONAR; SONAR IMAGERY; TIMESCALE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34247881753     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.11.029     Document Type: Article

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