Earth observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 219-228

  Davidson, N C ^a   Finlayson, C M ^b  

^a Ramsar Convention on Wetlands   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ramsar convention on wetlands; Satellite imagery; Wetland assessment; Wetland inventory; Wetland monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EOS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250741505     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.846     Document Type: Short Survey

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