A "quick and clean" photographic method for the description of coral reef habitats

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 368, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-168

  Dumas, P ^a   Bertaud, A ^a   Peignon, C ^a   Leopold M ^a   Pelletier, D ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Habitats; Photo video techniques; Survey design

Indexed keywords

BIOTOPE; BOOTSTRAPPING; CORAL REEF; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PHOTOGRAPH; SURVEY DESIGN; VIDEOGRAPHY;

MELANESIA; NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA]; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 57349157853     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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