Hyperspectral Distinction of Two Caribbean Shallow-Water Corals Based on Their Pigments and Corresponding Reflectance

The coloration of tropical reef corals is mainly due to their association with photosynthetic dinoflagellates commonly known as zooxanthellae. Combining High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), spectroscopy and derivative analysis we provide a novel approach to discriminate between the Caribbe...

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Main Authors: Juan L. Torres-Pérez, Liane S. Guild, Roy A. Armstrong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/12/3813