Accuracy of optical image analysis compared to conventional vegetation measurements for estimating morphological features of emergent vegetation

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 66-74

  Lemein, Todd ^a   Cox, Daniel ^a   Albert, Dennis ^a   Mori, Nobuhito ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emergent vegetation; Estuaries; Measuring methods; Optics; Plant morphology; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIAMETER; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MORPHOLOGY; SALTMARSH; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

SCHOENOPLECTUS; SCHOENOPLECTUS PUNGENS;

EID: 84961291305     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.12.051     Document Type: Article

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