Earth observation for habitat mapping and biodiversity monitoring

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-6

  Lang, Stefan ^a   Mairota, Paola ^b   Pernkopf, Lena ^a   Schioppa, Emilio Padoa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

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EID: 84926351297     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2014.10.007     Document Type: Editorial

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