Mapping Benthic Algae and Cyanobacteria in River Channels from Aerial Photographs and Satellite Images: A Proof-of-Concept Investigation on the Buffalo National River, AR, USA

Although rivers are of immense practical, aesthetic, and recreational value, these aquatic habitats are particularly sensitive to environmental changes. Increasingly, changes in streamflow and water quality are resulting in blooms of bottom-attached (benthic) algae, also known as periphyton, which h...

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Main Authors: Carl J. Legleiter, Shawn W. Hodges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/4/953