Remote Sensing and Geospatial Technologies for Coastal Ecosystem Assessment and Management

560 Pages·2009·20.185 MB·English

by  Xiaojun Yang (auth.), Xiaojun Yang (eds.)

Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography
SeriesEditors:WilliamCartwright, GeorgGartner,LiqiuMeng,
MichaelP.Peterson
Xiaojun Yang (Ed.)
Remote Sensing
and Geospatial Technologies
for Coastal Ecosystem
Assessment and Management
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Editor
Prof.XiaojunYang
FloridaStateUniversity
Dept.ofGeography
TallahasseeFL32306
USA
[email protected]
ISBN:978-3-540-88182-7 e-ISBN:978-3-540-88183-4
DOI10.1007/978-3-540-88183-4
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Preface
Coastal areas, by virtual of their position at the interface between truly terres-
trial ecosystems and aquatic systems, belong to the most dynamic and fascinat-
ing ecosystems on Earth. They are among the most productive ecosystems on our
homeplanet,providingnumerousecological,economic,cultural,andaestheticben-
efitsandservices.Meanwhile,theyarealsothefociofhumansettlement,industry,
and tourism. Because of large population and intense development, global coastal
ecosystemsareunderstrainasneverbeforeandthereisastrongneedforenviron-
mental monitoring and assessment in order to manage and protect these sensitive
areasmoreeffectively.Thisinturnrequiresreliableinformationbasesandcapable
analytical techniques. Conventional field-based survey and mapping methods are
stillvitalbutoftenlogisticallyconstrained.Becauseofcost-effectivenessandtech-
nologicalsoundness,remotesensingandgeospatialtechnologieshaveincreasingly
beenusedtodevelopusefulsourcesofinformationthatsupportdecisionmakingas
relatedtomanycoastalapplications.Butcoastalareascomprisecomplex,dynamic
landscapes,thuschallengingtheapplicabilityandrobustnessofthesemethodsand
technologies.Encouragingly,recentinnovationsindata,technologies,andtheories
in the wider arena of remote sensing and geospatial technologies have provided
scientists with invaluable opportunities to advance the studies on the coastal envi-
ronment.
Within the above context, a book on coastal ecosystems is timely. This book
focuses on the development of remote sensing and related geospatial technologies
for monitoring, synthesis and modeling in the coastal environment. The book is
dividedintothreemajorparts.Thefirstpartexaminesseveralconceptualandtech-
nical issues of applying remote sensing and geospatial technologies in the coastal
environment. The second part showcases some latest development in the use of
remote sensing and geospatial technologies for coastal ecosystem assessment and
managementwithemphasisoncoastalwaters,submergedaquaticvegetation,ben-
thic habitats, shorelines, coastal wetlands and watersheds. The last part details a
watershed-wide synthetic approach that links upstream stressors with downstream
responsesforintegratedcoastalecosystemassessmentandmanagement.
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Thisbookistheresultofanextensiveresearchbyinterdisciplinaryexperts,and
will appeal to students and professionals dealing with not only remote sensing,
geospatial technologies and coastal science but also oceanography, ecology, envi-
ronmentalscience,naturalresourcesmanagement,geographyandhydrologyinthe
academic,governmentalandbusinesssectors.TheEditorisgratefultoallthecon-
tributingauthorsandanonymousreviewersfortheirtime,talentsandenergiesand
for keeping to a strict timeline and to staff at Springer-Verlag, especially Agata
Oelschlaeger and Christian Witschel, for their encouragement, patience and sup-
port.Acknowledgements areduetoTingtingZhaoandLibinZhouformanuscript
proofreading and to my wife Xiaode Deng and my son Le Yang for their patience
and love. Lastly, the Editor would like to dedicate this book to the late Professor
C.P.Lo who offered brilliant guidance and boundless encouragement over many
yearsofmyprofessionalcareer.
Tallahassee,Florida XiaojunYang
Contents
1 RemoteSensing,GeospatialTechnologiesandCoastalEcosystems .. 1
XiaojunYang
PartI ConceptualandTechnicalIssues
2 SensorsandTechniquesforObservingCoastalEcosystems ........ 17
VictorV.Klemas
3 GeographicInformationSystemsandSpatialAnalysisforCoastal
EcosystemResearchandManagement.......................... 45
JialingWang,LibinZhouandXiaojunYang
4 FuzzyApproachforIntegratedCoastalZoneManagement ........ 67
TaoCheng,MartienMolenaarandAlfredStein
5 SpatialDataInfrastructuresforCoastalEnvironments............ 91
DawnJ.Wright
PartII RemoteSensingofCoastalWaters
6 AirborneRemoteSensingofChlorophyllinChesapeakeBay,USA .. 115
LawrenceW.Harding,Jr.andW.DavidMiller
7 Bio-Optical Characteristics and Remote Sensing in the Mid
Chesapeake Bay Through Integration of Observations and
RadiativeTransferClosure ................................... 139
Maria Tzortziou, Charles L. Gallegos, Patrick J. Neale, Ajit
Subramaniam,JayR.HermanandLawrenceW.Harding,Jr.
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PartIII MappingSubmergedAquaticVegetationandBenthicHabitats
8 High-ResolutionOceanColorRemoteSensingofCoralReefsand
AssociatedBenthicHabitats .................................. 171
DeepakR.Mishra
9 An Integrated Approach to Benthic Habitat Mapping Using
RemoteSensingandGIS:AnExamplefromtheHawaiianIslands .. 211
AnnE.GibbsandSusanA.Cochran
10 AssessmentoftheAbundanceofSubmersedAquaticVegetation
(SAV)CommunitiesintheChesapeakeBayanditsUseinSAV
Management ............................................... 233
KennethA.Moore,RobertJ.OrthandDavidJ.Wilcox
11 Distribution and Spatial Change of Hudson River Estuary
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation: Implications for Coastal
ManagementandNaturalResourceProtection................... 259
WilliamC.Nieder,SusanHoskins,StephenD.SmithandStuartE.G.
Findlay
12 MappingMarineMacrophytesalongtheAtlanticCoastofTierra
DelFuego(Argentina)byRemoteSensing....................... 279
SandraE.Torrusio
PartIV ShorelineChange,CoastalWetlandandWatershedCharacterization
13 ShorelineMappingandCoastalChangeStudiesUsingRemote
SensingImageryandLIDARData ............................. 297
HongxingLiu
14 RemoteSensingofCoastalMangroveForest..................... 323
LeWangandWayneP.Sousa
15 RemoteSensingSupportforTidalWetlandVegetationResearch
andManagement............................................ 341
MaggiKellyandKarinTuxen
16 AssessmentofCoastal-VegetationHabitatsUsingAirborneLaser
RemoteSensing............................................. 365
AmarNayegandhiandJohnC.Brock
17 Measuring Habitat Changes in Barrier Island Marshes: An
ExamplefromSoutheasternNorthCarolina,USA................ 391
JoanneN.Halls
18 MappingFireScarsandMarshRecoverywithRemoteSensingData 415
ElijahRamseyIII,AminaRangoonwala,FrankBaarnesandRuthSpell
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19 ResponseofReedMudflatsintheCaspianCoastalZonetoSea
LevelFluctuations........................................... 439
ValentinaI.Kravtsova
20 Integrating Satellite Imagery and Geospatial Technologies for
CoastalLandscapePatternCharacterization .................... 461
XiaojunYang
PartV IntegratedCoastalEcosystemAssessment
21 RemoteSensingandSpatialAnalysisofWatershedandEstuarine
ProcessesforConservationPlanninginElkhornSlough,Monterey
County,California........................................... 495
KristinB.Byrd
22 RunoffWaterQuality,LanduseandEnvironmentalImpactsonthe
BellairsFringingReef,Barbados .............................. 521
Marko Tosic, Robert B. Bonnell, Pierre Dutilleul and Hazel A.
Oxenford
Index .............................................................555
Contributors
Frank Baarnes Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of
Arizona,1133E.NorthCampusDrive,Tucson,AZ85721,USA,
[email protected]
Robert B. Bonnell Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University,
Macdonald Campus, 21,111 Lakeshore Road, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X
3V9,Canada,[email protected]
John C. Brock U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center, 600
4thStreetSouth,St.Petersburg,FL33701,USA,[email protected]
Kristin B. Byrd California Academy of Sciences, 55 Concourse Drive, Golden
GatePark,SanFrancisco,CA94118,USA,[email protected]
TaoCheng DepartmentofCivil,EnvironmentalandGeomaticEngineering,Uni-
versityCollegeLondon,GowerStreet,London,WC1E6BT,UK,
[email protected]
SusanA.Cochran U.S.GeologicalSurvey, Pacific Science Center,400Natural
BridgesDrive,SantaCruz,CA95060,USA,[email protected]
Pierre Dutilleul Department of Plant Science, McGillUniversity atMacdonald,
21,111LakeshoreRd.,Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue,QC,H9X3V9,Canada,
[email protected]
Stuart E. G. Findlay Institute of Ecosystem Studies, 65 Sharon Turnpike, P.O.
BoxAB,Millbrook,NY12545,USA,fi[email protected]
Charles L. Gallegos Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees
WharfRoad,P.O.Box28,Edgewater,MD,21037,USA,[email protected]
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