Spatial assessment of intertidal seagrass meadows using optical imaging systems and a lightweight drone

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 200, Issue , 2018, Pages 169-180

  Duffy, James P ^a   Pratt, Laura ^b,c   Anderson, Karen ^a   Land, Peter E ^d   Shutler, Jamie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Drone; Eelgrass; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); Zostera

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MEADOW; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SEAGRASS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ARENICOLA MARINA; ZOSTERA;

EID: 85033603606     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.11.001     Document Type: Article

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