An inventory and evaluation of unmanned aerial systems for offshore surveys of marine mammals

Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-247

  Koski, W R ^a   Abgrall, P ^a   Yazvenko, S B ^a  

^a LGL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Index Of abundance; Monitoring; Noise; Short term change; Survey aerial; Unmanned aerial system; Video

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LITERATURE REVIEW; MARINE MAMMAL; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEABIRD; STABILIZATION; SURVEY; TURTLE;

CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 80052213553     PISSN: 15610713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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