Estimation of juvenile salmon habitat in pacific rim rivers using multiscalar remote sensing and geospatial analysis

River Research and Applications

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-148

  Whited, D C ^a   Kimball, J S ^a   Lorang, M S ^a   Stanford, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain; Juvenile salmon; Landsat; Quickbird; Remote sensing; River habitat

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATCHMENT; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM;

EID: 84873279911     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1585     Document Type: Article

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