Aerial photography: A rapidly evolving tool for ecological management

BioScience

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-59

  Morgan, Jessica L ^a   Gergel, Sarah E ^a   Coops, Nicholas C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 74549221342     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/bio.2010.60.1.9     Document Type: Article

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