Assessment of coastal bio-resources of the Palk Bay, India, using IRS-LISS-III data

Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 565-575

  Sridhar, R ^a   Thangaradjou, T ^b   Kannan, L ^a   Astalakshmi, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Coral reefs; Mangroves; Mapping; Palk Bay; Seagrass

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; DATA SET; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IRS (SATELLITE); LISS; MANGROVE; MAPPING; NATURAL RESOURCE; SAND; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEAGRASS; SEAWEED;

INDIA; NORTHERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; PALK BAY; SRI LANKA;

ANTHOZOA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 78650641516     PISSN: 0255660X     EISSN: 09743006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12524-010-0040-8     Document Type: Article

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