The use of unmanned aerial vehicle imagery in intertidal monitoring

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 147, Issue , 2018, Pages 79-86

  Konar, Brenda ^a   Iken, Katrin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Intertidal monitoring; Rocky; Seagrass; Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SURVEYS; VEHICLES;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; ROCKY; SEAGRASSES; SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION; TIME CONSTRAINTS;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

EID: 85018643895     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.04.010     Document Type: Article

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