Ecological image databases: From the webcam to the researcher

Ecological Informatics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-58

  Porter, John ^a   Lin, Chau Chin ^b   Smith, David E ^a   Lu, Sheng Shan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Barrier island; Bee ball; Image database; Thermal defense; Webcam; Wireless network

Indexed keywords

DATABASE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; META-ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

TAIWAN; UNITED STATES;

APIS CERANA; APOIDEA;

EID: 75949121822     PISSN: 15749541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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