Using remote sensing to detect whale strandings in remote areas: The case of sei whales mass mortality in Chilean Patagonia.
We test the ability of Very High Resolution satellite (VHR) imagery to detect stranded whales using both manual and automated methods. We use the 2015 mass mortality event in the Gulf of Penas locality, central Patagonia, Chile, as an initial case study. This event was the largest known mass mortali...
Main Authors: | Peter T Fretwell, Jennifer A Jackson, Mauricio J Ulloa Encina, Vreni Häussermann, Maria J Perez Alvarez, Carlos Olavarría, Carolina S Gutstein |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222498 |
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