Height and biomass of mangroves in Africa from ICESat/GLAS and SRTM

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 668-681

  Fatoyinbo, Temilola E ^a   Simard, Marc ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85010607016     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.712224     Document Type: Article

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