Application of high resolution digital aerial photography for monitoring ecological conditions of texas seagrass beds

American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing - 20th Biennial Workshop on Aerial Photography, Videography, and High Resolution Digital Imagery for Resource Assessment 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 524-533

  Pulich Jr , Warren ^a   Fletcher, Reginald S ^b   Hardegree, Beau ^c  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c C/o TAMU CC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOONS; COASTAL WETLANDS; COLOR SPACE TRANSFORMATION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LANDSCAPE INDICATORS; MACRO-ALGAE; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; PHOTIC ZONE; RESOURCE MANAGERS; SEAGRASS BEDS; SEAGRASSES; SPATIAL CHANGES; TEXAS COAST; VASCULAR PLANT;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; COLOR; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING; SEAWEED; VIDEO RECORDING;

PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84867767495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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