Remote sensing of aquatic vegetation: Theory and applications

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 131-145

  Silva, Thiago S F ^a   Costa, Maycira P F ^a   Melack, John M ^b   Novo, Evlyn M L M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aquatic vegetation; Macrophytes; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC VEGETATION; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; MACROPHYTES;

VEGETATION;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MACROPHYTE; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION TYPE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IMAGE DISPLAY; MACROPHYTE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLANT ECOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; REFLECTOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TELECOMMUNICATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VEGETATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PLANTS; WATER;

EID: 41749104601     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9855-3     Document Type: Article

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