The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent

This study presents a new global baseline of mangrove extent for 2010 and has been released as the first output of the Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) initiative. This is the first study to apply a globally consistent and automated method for mapping mangroves, identifying a global extent of 137,600 km...

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Autores principales: Bunting, P., Rosenqvist, A., Lucas, R.M., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Thomas, N., Hardy, A., Itoh, T., Shimada, M., Finlayson, C. Max
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101185
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author Bunting, P.
Rosenqvist, A.
Lucas, R.M.
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
Thomas, N.
Hardy, A.
Itoh, T.
Shimada, M.
Finlayson, C. Max
author_browse Bunting, P.
Finlayson, C. Max
Hardy, A.
Itoh, T.
Lucas, R.M.
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
Rosenqvist, A.
Shimada, M.
Thomas, N.
author_facet Bunting, P.
Rosenqvist, A.
Lucas, R.M.
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
Thomas, N.
Hardy, A.
Itoh, T.
Shimada, M.
Finlayson, C. Max
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description This study presents a new global baseline of mangrove extent for 2010 and has been released as the first output of the Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) initiative. This is the first study to apply a globally consistent and automated method for mapping mangroves, identifying a global extent of 137,600 km 2 . The overall accuracy for mangrove extent was 94.0% with a 99% likelihood that the true value is between 93.6–94.5%, using 53,878 accuracy points across 20 sites distributed globally. Using the geographic regions of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Asia has the highest proportion of mangroves with 38.7% of the global total, while Latin America and the Caribbean have 20.3%, Africa has 20.0%, Oceania has 11.9%, North America has 8.4% and the European Overseas Territories have 0.7%. The methodology developed is primarily based on the classification of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat sensor data, where a habitat mask was first generated, within which the classification of mangrove was undertaken using the Extremely Randomized Trees classifier. This new globally consistent baseline will also form the basis of a mangrove monitoring system using JAXA JERS-1 SAR, ALOS PALSAR and ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 radar data to assess mangrove change from 1996 to the present. However, when using the product, users should note that a minimum mapping unit of 1 ha is recommended and that the error increases in regions of disturbance and where narrow strips or smaller fragmented areas of mangroves are present. Artefacts due to cloud cover and the Landsat-7 SLC-off error are also present in some areas, particularly regions of West Africa due to the lack of Landsat-5 data and persistence cloud cover. In the future, consideration will be given to the production of a new global baseline based on 10 m Sentinel-2 composites.
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spelling CGSpace1011852024-06-26T10:09:28Z The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent Bunting, P. Rosenqvist, A. Lucas, R.M. Rebelo, Lisa-Maria Thomas, N. Hardy, A. Itoh, T. Shimada, M. Finlayson, C. Max mangroves wetlands mapping landsat satellite imagery satellite observation earth observation satellites human behaviour coastal area deltas environmental monitoring This study presents a new global baseline of mangrove extent for 2010 and has been released as the first output of the Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) initiative. This is the first study to apply a globally consistent and automated method for mapping mangroves, identifying a global extent of 137,600 km 2 . The overall accuracy for mangrove extent was 94.0% with a 99% likelihood that the true value is between 93.6–94.5%, using 53,878 accuracy points across 20 sites distributed globally. Using the geographic regions of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Asia has the highest proportion of mangroves with 38.7% of the global total, while Latin America and the Caribbean have 20.3%, Africa has 20.0%, Oceania has 11.9%, North America has 8.4% and the European Overseas Territories have 0.7%. The methodology developed is primarily based on the classification of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat sensor data, where a habitat mask was first generated, within which the classification of mangrove was undertaken using the Extremely Randomized Trees classifier. This new globally consistent baseline will also form the basis of a mangrove monitoring system using JAXA JERS-1 SAR, ALOS PALSAR and ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 radar data to assess mangrove change from 1996 to the present. However, when using the product, users should note that a minimum mapping unit of 1 ha is recommended and that the error increases in regions of disturbance and where narrow strips or smaller fragmented areas of mangroves are present. Artefacts due to cloud cover and the Landsat-7 SLC-off error are also present in some areas, particularly regions of West Africa due to the lack of Landsat-5 data and persistence cloud cover. In the future, consideration will be given to the production of a new global baseline based on 10 m Sentinel-2 composites. 2018-10-22 2019-05-03T08:53:32Z 2019-05-03T08:53:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101185 en Open Access MDPI Bunting, P.; Rosenqvist, A.; Lucas, R. M.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Thomas, N.; Hardy, A.; Itoh, T.; Shimada, M.; Finlayson, C. M. 2018. The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent. Remote Sensing, 10(10):1-19. doi: 10.3390/rs10101669
spellingShingle mangroves
wetlands
mapping
landsat
satellite imagery
satellite observation
earth observation satellites
human behaviour
coastal area
deltas
environmental monitoring
Bunting, P.
Rosenqvist, A.
Lucas, R.M.
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
Thomas, N.
Hardy, A.
Itoh, T.
Shimada, M.
Finlayson, C. Max
The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
title The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
title_full The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
title_fullStr The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
title_full_unstemmed The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
title_short The global mangrove watch - a New 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
title_sort global mangrove watch a new 2010 global baseline of mangrove extent
topic mangroves
wetlands
mapping
landsat
satellite imagery
satellite observation
earth observation satellites
human behaviour
coastal area
deltas
environmental monitoring
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101185
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