EnvThes
aquatic vegetation
deprecated concept
MS Academic Keywords
[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...