Construction of digital potential marine benthic habitat maps using a coded classification scheme and its application

Special Paper - Geological Association of Canada

Volumn , Issue 47, 2007, Pages 141-155

  Greene, H Gary ^a   Bizzarro, Joseph J ^a   O'Connell, Victoria M ^b   Brylinsky, Cleo K ^b  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; CLASSIFICATION; DIGITAL MAPPING; GIS; HABITAT TYPE; IMAGING METHOD; PROTECTED AREA; REMOTE SENSING; SEAFLOOR MAPPING;

EID: 48049123507     PISSN: 00721042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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