Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management

Description

In this landmark publication, leading experts detail how remote sensing and related geospatial technologies can be used for coastal ecosystem assessment and management. This book is divided into three major parts. In the first part several conceptual and technical issues of applying remote sensing and geospatial technologies in the coastal environment are examined. The second part showcases some of the latest developments in the use of remote sensing and geospatial technologies when characterizing coastal waters, submerged aquatic vegetation, benthic habitats, shorelines, coastal wetlands and watersheds. Finally, the last part demonstrates a watershed-wide synthetic approach that links upstream stressors with downstream responses for integrated coastal ecosystem assessment and management. Front Matter....Pages I-XIV Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Remote Sensing, Geospatial Technologies and Coastal Ecosystems....Pages 1-14 Front Matter....Pages 15-15 Sensors and Techniques for Observing Coastal Ecosystems....Pages 17-44 Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for Coastal Ecosystem Research and Management....Pages 45-66 Fuzzy Approach for Integrated Coastal Zone Management....Pages 67-90 Spatial Data Infrastructures for Coastal Environments....Pages 91-112 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 Airborne Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll in Chesapeake Bay, USA....Pages 115-138 Front Matter....Pages 139-168 High-Resolution Ocean Color Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs and Associated Benthic Habitats....Pages 169-169 An Integrated Approach to Benthic Habitat Mapping Using Remote Sensing and GIS: An Example from the Hawaiian Islands....Pages 171-210 Front Matter....Pages 211-231 Remote Sensing of Coastal Mangrove Forest....Pages 233-257 Assessment of Coastal-Vegetation Habitats Using Airborne Laser Remote Sensing....Pages 259-277 Measuring Habitat Changes in Barrier Island Marshes: An Example from Southeastern North Carolina, USA....Pages 279-293 Mapping Fire Scars and Marsh Recovery with Remote Sensing Data....Pages 295-295 Response of Reed Mudflats in the Caspian Coastal Zone to Sea Level Fluctuations....Pages 297-322 Integrating Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Landscape Pattern Characterization....Pages 323-340 Front Matter....Pages 341-363 Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis of Watershed and Estuarine Processes for Conservation Planning in Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County, California....Pages 365-389 Runoff Water Quality, Landuse and Environmental Impacts on the Bellairs Fringing Reef, Barbados....Pages 391-413 Back Matter....Pages 415-438 ....Pages 439-460