Hyperspectral imaging of the microscale distribution and dynamics of microphytobenthos in intertidal sediments

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 11, Issue OCT, 2013, Pages 511-528

  Chennu, Arjun ^a   Färber, Paul ^a   Volkenborn, Nils ^b,c   Al Najjar, Mohammad A A ^a,d   Janssen, Felix ^a,e   de Beer, Dirk ^a   Polerecky, Lubos ^a,f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84888184024     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2013.11.511     Document Type: Article

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