A 3D modeling method to calculate the surface areas of coral branches

Coral Reefs

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 521-526

  Jones, A M ^a   Cantin, N E ^b   Berkelmans, R ^c   Sinclair, B ^a   Negri, A P ^c  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D; Biomass; Coral; Protein; Surface area

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; MORPHOMETRY; PROTEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE AREA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 48449104643     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-008-0354-y     Document Type: Article

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