Low-cost small action cameras in stereo generates accurate underwater measurements of fish

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 466, Issue , 2015, Pages 120-126

  Letessier, Tom B ^a   Juhel, Jean Baptiste ^b,c,d   Vigliola, Laurent ^b   Meeuwig, Jessica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Body size; Length; Monitoring; Stereo photogrammetry; Videography

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CORAL REEF; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FISH; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; POPULATION SIZE; STEREO IMAGE; UNDERWATER CAMERA; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84924300047     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2015.02.013     Document Type: Article

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