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Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Subject to Human Activities, Freshwater Diversion, and Natural Disturbances Using Enhanced SRTM Data
Project Start Date
01/01/2004
Project End Date
01/01/2007
Project Call Name
Regional_Initiative_Name
Solicitation

Team Members:

Person Name Person role on project Affiliation
Marc Simard Principal Investigator Caltech/ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States
Abstract

Role in Carbon Cycle Mangrove ecosystems are among the most productive on Earth, contributing 11% of global total C export to the ocean Loss of Biodiversity Already 35% of mangrove forests have disappeared and 60% could be lost by 2030 Societal Benefits The economical value varies geographically between $200k to $900k per km2 year (UN report 2006) Mangroves act as a protection of shoreline against topical storms, hurricanes, storm surges and Tsunamis

Project Documents

Project Documents

Year Type Title
2010 Publications Simard, M., Fatoyinbo, L. and Pinto, N. (2010), “Mangrove Canopy 3D Structure and Ecosystem Productivity Using Active Remote Sensing" , Taylor & Francis Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments, Chapter 3.
2010 Publications Rivera-Monroy, V.H., …, Simard, M.,…,The Role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in Regulating Nutrient Cycling and Wetland Productivity in South Florida, Special issue of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 41(S1):1–37, 2010.
2008 Publications K. Zhang, M. Simard, M. Ross, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, P. Houle, P. Ruiz, R.R. Twilley and K.R.T. Whelan, “Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA”, Sensors, 2008, 8,pp: 2262-2292.
2008 Publications Fatoyinbo, T. E., M. Simard, R. A. Washington-Allen, and H. H. Shugart (2008), Landscape-scale extent, height, biomass, and carbon estimation of Mozambique's mangrove forests with Landsat ETM+ and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission elevation data, J. Geophys. Res., 113, G02S06, doi:10.1029/2007JG000551.
2007 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Recent Advances in the Use of Microwave Data for the Study of LCLUC Applications
2007 Publications Simard, M., Rivera-Monroy, V.H., José Ernesto Mancera-Pineda, Castaneda-Moya, E.,Twilley, R.,(2007), "A Systematic Method for 3D Mapping of Mangrove Forests Based on Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Elevation Data, ICESat/GLAS Waveforms and Field Data: Application to Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia." Remote Sensing of the Environment,Vol 112/5 pp 2131-2144, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.10.012.
2006 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Landscape scale estimation of mangrove mean tree height and biomass
2006 Publications M. Simard, K. Zhang, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, M. Ross, P. Ruiz, E. Castańeda-Moya, E. Twilley, E. Rodriguez. , “Mapping Height and Biomass of Mangrove Forests in the Everglades National Park with SRTM Elevation Data”, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing”, Vol. 72, No. 3, March 2006, pp. 299–311.
2005 Significant Results Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Using SRTM Data (Significant Results)
2005 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Subject to Human, Freshwater Diversion, and Natural Disturbances (hurricanes, other severe storms, sea level change) Using Enhanced SRTM Data
2005 Significant Results Large scale assessment of landscape changes and recovery in forest structure of mangrove wetlands subject to human activities, freshwater diversion, and natural disturbances (severe storms, climate and sea level change) using enhanced SRTM data
2003 Significant Results Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Subject to Human Activities, Freshwater Diversion, and Natural Disturbances Using Enhanced SRTM Data (NRA-03-OES-03)
Year Type Title
2010 Publications Simard, M., Fatoyinbo, L. and Pinto, N. (2010), “Mangrove Canopy 3D Structure and Ecosystem Productivity Using Active Remote Sensing" , Taylor & Francis Remote Sensing of Coastal Environments, Chapter 3.
2010 Publications Rivera-Monroy, V.H., …, Simard, M.,…,The Role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in Regulating Nutrient Cycling and Wetland Productivity in South Florida, Special issue of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 41(S1):1–37, 2010.
2008 Publications K. Zhang, M. Simard, M. Ross, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, P. Houle, P. Ruiz, R.R. Twilley and K.R.T. Whelan, “Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA”, Sensors, 2008, 8,pp: 2262-2292.
2008 Publications Fatoyinbo, T. E., M. Simard, R. A. Washington-Allen, and H. H. Shugart (2008), Landscape-scale extent, height, biomass, and carbon estimation of Mozambique's mangrove forests with Landsat ETM+ and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission elevation data, J. Geophys. Res., 113, G02S06, doi:10.1029/2007JG000551.
2007 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Recent Advances in the Use of Microwave Data for the Study of LCLUC Applications
2007 Publications Simard, M., Rivera-Monroy, V.H., José Ernesto Mancera-Pineda, Castaneda-Moya, E.,Twilley, R.,(2007), "A Systematic Method for 3D Mapping of Mangrove Forests Based on Shuttle Radar Topography Mission Elevation Data, ICESat/GLAS Waveforms and Field Data: Application to Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia." Remote Sensing of the Environment,Vol 112/5 pp 2131-2144, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2007.10.012.
2006 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Landscape scale estimation of mangrove mean tree height and biomass
2006 Publications M. Simard, K. Zhang, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, M. Ross, P. Ruiz, E. Castańeda-Moya, E. Twilley, E. Rodriguez. , “Mapping Height and Biomass of Mangrove Forests in the Everglades National Park with SRTM Elevation Data”, Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing”, Vol. 72, No. 3, March 2006, pp. 299–311.
2005 Significant Results Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Using SRTM Data (Significant Results)
2005 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Subject to Human, Freshwater Diversion, and Natural Disturbances (hurricanes, other severe storms, sea level change) Using Enhanced SRTM Data
2005 Significant Results Large scale assessment of landscape changes and recovery in forest structure of mangrove wetlands subject to human activities, freshwater diversion, and natural disturbances (severe storms, climate and sea level change) using enhanced SRTM data
2003 Significant Results Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Subject to Human Activities, Freshwater Diversion, and Natural Disturbances Using Enhanced SRTM Data (NRA-03-OES-03)