Innovative study methods for the Mediterranean coralligenous habitats

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 102-119

  Zapata Ramirez P A ^a   Scaradozzi, D ^a   Sorbi, L ^a   Palma, M ^b   Pantaleo, U ^b   Ponti, M ^c   Cerrano, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UBICA srl   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

impact assessment; Mediterranean Sea; quality status; underwater mapping

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CORAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAPPING; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENT;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 85068887870     PISSN: 19475721     EISSN: 1947573X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19475721.2013.849758     Document Type: Review

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