Rapid seagrass meadow expansion in an Indian Ocean bright spot.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 05 2024
13 05 2024
Historique:
received:
26
02
2024
accepted:
30
04
2024
medline:
14
5
2024
pubmed:
14
5
2024
entrez:
13
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The areal extent of seagrass meadows is in rapid global decline, yet they provide highly valuable societal benefits. However, their conservation is hindered by data gaps on current and historic spatial extents. Here, we outline an approach for national-scale seagrass mapping and monitoring using an open-source platform (Google Earth Engine) and freely available satellite data (Landsat, Sentinel-2) that can be readily applied in other countries globally. Specifically, we map contemporary (2021) and historical (2000-2021; n = 10 maps) shallow water seagrass extent across the Maldives. We found contemporary Maldivian seagrass extent was ~ 105 km
Identifiants
pubmed: 38740840
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-61088-1
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-61088-1
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Journal Article
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eng
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10879Subventions
Organisme : Northumbria University
ID : RDF
Organisme : Leverhulme Trust
ID : RPG-2021-417
Organisme : Leverhulme Trust
ID : RPG-2021-417
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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