Biomass assessment of estuarine macrophytobenthos using aerial photography
Meulstee, C.; Nienhuis, P.H.; van Stokkom, H. (1986). Biomass assessment of estuarine macrophytobenthos using aerial photography. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 91(3): 331-335. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00428626
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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- Meulstee, C.
- Nienhuis, P.H., more
- van Stokkom, H.
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| Abstract |
Traditional approaches for biomass assessment of estuarine macrophytes over vast areas are time consuming. A methodology for quick and accurate biomass estimation of macrophytes, growing at intertidal mudflats, has been developed and verified. Using a calculated relation between biomass and colour densities on the aerial photographs, biomass of macrophytes over a large area (ca 900 ha) could be assessed with an accuracy of about 10%. Biomass estimates could be partitioned over seagrasses, various green algae and brown algae. |
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