Introduction to the special issue: Marine and Coastal GIS for Geomorphology, habitat mapping, and marine reserves

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Wright, Dawn ^a   Heyman, William ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic remote sensing; Benthic habitat; Marine ecology; Marine geomorphology; Marine GIS; Marine reserve sanctuary protected area; Satellite remote sensing; Seafloor seabed mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449116749     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410802466306     Document Type: Editorial

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