Progress in the use of remote sensing for coral reef biodiversity studies

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-434

  Knudby, Anders ^a   LeDrew, Ellsworth ^a   Newman, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Fish biodiversity; Habitat characteristics; Lidar; Remote sensing; Rugosity

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; HABITAT QUALITY; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 34848840878     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133307081292     Document Type: Article

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