A method for seabed habitat mapping: Integrating acoustic information with biogeophysical observations: Case study - Scott Reef

Special Paper - Geological Association of Canada

Volumn , Issue 47, 2007, Pages 309-317

  McLeod, Ian ^a   Skewes, T D ^a   Gordon, S R ^a   Pitcher, C R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DATA; BATHYMETRIC SURVEY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HABITAT TYPE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MAP GENERALIZATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SEAFLOOR MAPPING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SCOTT REEF; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 48049094594     PISSN: 00721042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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