Remote sensing and the coast: Development of advanced techniques to map nuisance macro-algae in estuaries

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Alexander, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Estuaries; Macro algae; Mapping; Remote sensing; Techniques development

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; MAPPING METHOD; MONITORING SYSTEM; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ALGAE;

EID: 47949112605     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2008.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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