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aquatic vegetation

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  • [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...

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http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0066

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