Method of estimating the standing stock of Trochus niloticus incorporating Landsat satellite data, with application to the trochus resources of the Bourke Isles, Torres Strait, Australia

Method of estimating the standing stock of Trochus niloticus incorporating Landsat satellite data, with application to the trochus resources of the Bourke Isles, Torres Strait, Australia

A study classified the habitat of Trochus niloticus in the Bourke Isles into areas of a Landsat image to examine the abundance of the species. Variation in abundance was within reefs and attributable to reef cover.

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine biology 1993-04, Vol.115 (4), p.587-593
Hauptverfasser: LONG, B. G, POINER, I. R, HARRIS, A. N. M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal populations
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects. Techniques
Landsat
Marine
Marine biology
Methods and techniques (sampling, tagging, trapping, modelling...)
Remote sensing
Shellfish
Trochus niloticus
Trochus pyramis
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Zusammenfassung:A study classified the habitat of Trochus niloticus in the Bourke Isles into areas of a Landsat image to examine the abundance of the species. Variation in abundance was within reefs and attributable to reef cover.
ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/BF00349366