Historical changes in seagrass coverage on the Mississippi barrier islands, northern Gulf of Mexico, determined from vertical aerial imagery (1940–2007)
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Historical changes in seagrass coverage on the Mississippi barrier islands, northern Gulf of Mexico, determined from vertical aerial imagery (1940–2007) Gregory A. Carter a b , Kelly L. Lucas a , Patrick D. Biber c , G. Alan Criss a & Gabriel A. Blossom a a Gulf Coast Geospatial Center, University of Southern Mississippi, 5100 Standby Road, Stennis Space Center, 39529, USA b Department of Geography and Geology, University of Southern Mississippi, 1501 45th Avenue, Gulfport, 39501, USA c Department of Coastal Sciences, 703 E. Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, 39564, USA
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