Benthic Habitats of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands;Photomosaic of Puerto Rico (Cabo Rojo), 1999

Habitat maps of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands were created by visual interpretation of aerial photographs using the Habitat Digitizer Extension. Aerial photographs are valuable tools for natural resource managers and researchers since they provide an excellent record of the location and extent of habitats. However,spatial distortions in aerial photographs due to such factors as came...

波多黎各及美属维尔京群岛的栖息地地图系通过空中摄影的视觉解读，利用栖息地数字化扩展工具编制而成。空中摄影对于自然资源管理者及研究人员而言是极为宝贵的工具，因为它们能够提供关于栖息地位置及范围的详尽记录。然而，由于诸如相机倾斜等因素造成的空间失真，空中摄影在呈现时存在一定的局限性。