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

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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



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