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

Earth Observing System

Science Theme Name

Carbon and Biogeochemical Cycle Impacts

Water and Energy Cycle Impacts

Regional_Initiative_Name

GOFC-GOLD Regional Networks

Region

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

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.

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.

Landscape scale estimation of mangrove mean tree height and biomass

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

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)

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

Large Scale Assessment of Landscape Changes and Recovery in Forest Structure of Mangrove Wetlands Using SRTM Data (Significant Results)

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.

Recent Advances in the Use of Microwave Data for the Study of LCLUC Applications

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.

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.

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.

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)