High-resolution, low-altitude aerial photography in physical geography: A case study characterizing eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) and blue mussel (Mytilus edulis L.) landscape mosaic structure

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 440-459

  Barrell, Jeffrey ^a   Grant, Jon ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aerial photography; blue mussel; eelgrass; landscape; seascape; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIVALVE; COASTAL ZONE; HABITAT MOSAIC; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DATA;

BIVALVIA; MYTILUS EDULIS; ZOSTERA MARINA;

EID: 84938890085     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: 14770296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133315578943     Document Type: Article

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