A quantitative assessment of the contribution of small standing water bodies to the European waterscapes – case of Estonia and France

A quantitative assessment of the contribution of small standing water bodies to the European waterscapes – case of Estonia and France

The abundance and properties of small standing water bodies (SSWB) is globally not well known for their ecological importance is undervalued and their detection suffers from technical limitations. In the current study, we used a combination of GIS-based methods (satellite, orthophoto, ground validat...

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Main Authors: Jaanus Terasmaa, Pascal Bartout, Agata Marzecova, Laurent Touchart, Egert Vandel, Tiiu Koff, Quentin Choffel, Galina Kapanen, Véronique Maleval, Marko Vainu, Camille Millot, Zoubida Qsair, Mohammad Al Domany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Aquatic ecology
Ecosystem change
Global ecological change
Nature conservation
Natural resource management
Sustainable development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019361420

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