Integrating structure-from-motion photogrammetry with geospatial software as a novel technique for quantifying 3D ecological characteristics of coral reefs

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Volumn 2015, Issue 7, 2015, Pages

  Burns, J H R ^a   Delparte, D ^b   Gates, R D ^c   Takabayashi, M ^d  

^a University of Hawai'i at Manoa ^*  (United States)

^b IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

3D topographic reconstruction; Coral; Coral ecology; Coral reef; Habitat; Photogrammetry; Reef structural complexity; Structure from motion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; STRUCTURE FROM MOTION PHOTOGRAMMETRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOPOGRAPHY;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 84937904569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.1077     Document Type: Article

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