Mapping and quantifying the South African kelp resource

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-378

  Anderson, R J ^a,b   Rand, A ^b   Rothman, M D ^a,b   Share, A ^a   Bolton, J J ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aerial infrared; Ecklonia maxima; GIS; Kelp mapping; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HARVESTERS;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; AQUACULTURE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; DATABASE; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL MAPPING; DOMINANCE; EXPLOITATION; GIS; GPS; HARVESTING; INFRARED IMAGERY; LANDSAT; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; PERCIFORM; PHYTOMASS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEAWEED; SUSTAINABILITY;

AFRICA; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [NORTH AMERICA]; PACIFIC COAST [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

ECKLONIA MAXIMA; HALIOTIDAE; LAMINARIA; LAMINARIA PALLIDA;

EID: 39749197041     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2007.29.3.5.335     Document Type: Article

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