The effects of minimum map unit in coral reefs maps generated from high resolution side scan sonar mosaics

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-310

  Prada, M C ^a   Appeldoorn, R S ^a   Rivera, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b HC 01 Box 1736   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Coral reef maps; Minimum mapping unit; Scale dependence; Side scan sonar; Spatial indices

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORAL REEF; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MAPPING METHOD; SEAFLOOR; SONAR IMAGERY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 42549129203     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-007-0328-5     Document Type: Article

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