A new map of mangroves for Kakadu National Park, Northern Australia, based on stereo aerial photography

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 446-467

  Mitchell, Anthea L ^a   Lucas, Richard M ^b   Donnelly, Brian E ^a   Pfitzner, Kirrilly ^c   Milne, Anthony K ^a   Finlayson, Max ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^d INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Change detection; Mangroves; Tree height

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; MANGROVE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STEREO IMAGE; VEGETATION MAPPING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 34547780023     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.818     Document Type: Article

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