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aquatic vegetation

Definition

[Thiago S. F. Silva] Aquatic vegetation is an important component of wetland and coastal ecosystems, playing a key rolein the ecological functions of these environments. Surveys of macrophyte communities are commonlyhindered by logistic problems, and remote sensing represents a powerful alternative, allowingcomprehensive assessment and monitoring. Also, many vegetation characteristics can be estimated fromreflectance measurements, such as species composition, vegetation structure, biomass, and plantphysiological parameters...

Broader concept

vegetation type

Scope note

MS Academic Keywords

Creator

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-3997

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21927

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Created 8/3/16, last modified 6/18/18

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