Rapid monitoring of extent and condition of seagrass habitats with aerial photography “mega-quadrats”

Journal of Spatial Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-119

  Mount, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

GIS; Marine habitat; Monitoring; Natural resource management (nrm); Remote sensing; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BASELINE SURVEY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NATURAL RESOURCE; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEAGRASS; VISUALIZATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

EID: 34547112018     PISSN: 14498596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14498596.2007.9635106     Document Type: Article

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