Using catenas for GIS-based mapping of NW Mediterranean littoral habitats

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 147, Issue , 2014, Pages 56-67

  Mariani, Simone ^a,b   Cefalì, Maria Elena ^a   Terradas, Marc ^a,c   Chappuis, Eglantine ^a   Ballesteros, Enric ^a  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cartography; Catalonia; Conservation; Ecological distribution; Marine environment

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; CARTOGRAPHY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CRUSTACEAN; DATA SET; GIS; HABITAT TYPE; LICHEN; MAPPING METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RED ALGA;

CATALONIA; CATALONIAN COASTAL RANGES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST); SPAIN;

EID: 84903562735     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.05.030     Document Type: Article

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