Remote sensing of coastal wetland biomass: An overview

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1016-1028

  Klemas, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

biomass change detection; Biomass mapping; coastal remote sensing; wetland productivity; wetland stress

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; COASTAL WETLAND; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 84884608267     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00237.1     Document Type: Review

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