Benthic ecology from space: Optics and net primary production in seagrass and benthic algae across the Great Bahama Bank

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 411, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-15

  Dierssen, Heidi M ^a   Zimmerman, Richard C ^b   Drake, Lisa A ^b,c   Burdige, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahamas; Benthic reflectance; Grapestone sediment; Inherent optical properties; Ocean color; Primary productivity; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BENTHOS; BICARBONATE; BIOFILM; CARBON CYCLE; CARBONATE; DISSOLUTION; FIELD METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MARINE SEDIMENT; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OCEAN COLOR; OPTICAL PROPERTY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; RESIDENCE TIME; SEAGRASS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREAT BAHAMA BANK;

ALGAE; THALASSIA TESTUDINUM;

EID: 77955865479     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08665     Document Type: Article

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