Date of Award
Fall 8-24-2024
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Keywords
Mangrove forests, Biodiversity, Florida Keys, Remote sensing, Geographic information science
Abstract
Mangrove forests are some of the world's most bio-diverse habitats, providing essential services to the surrounding coasts. Removal of these habitats has a devastating impact on the ecosystems within them. The Florida Keys are some of the last areas in the United States with extensive mangrove populations. One specific area, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Key Largo, has been under state protection since 1959. For that reason, mangrove forest habitats there are less fragmented. This study uses remotely sensed imagery to quantify and analyze mangrove populations in this area using two methods: sub-pixel analysis and supervised classification. The results and steps of each classification were analyzed to provide a functional methodology for future research in the field.
Copyright Date
11-1-2024
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
David Lackajs
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
39 pgs
File Size
3.4 MB
Recommended Citation
Lackajs, David, "Key Largo Mangrove Population Monitoring: A Remote Sensing Analysis and Classification Methodology Review" (2024). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 90.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/90
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Biodiversity Commons, Environmental Monitoring Commons, Environmental Studies Commons, Remote Sensing Commons