The history of intertidal blue mussel beds in the North Frisian Wadden Sea in the 20th century: Can we define reference conditions for conservation targets by analysing aerial photographs?

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 87, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-102

  Büttger, Heike ^a   Nehls, Georg ^a   Stoddard, Penny ^a  

^a BioConsult SH ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial Photographs; GIS; Long term Development; Mussel Beds; Mytilus Edulis; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIVALVE; GIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POLICY MAKING; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; FRISIAN FRONT; NORTH SEA; WADDEN SEA;

EID: 84892861503     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seares.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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