| Title |
Satellite Remote Sensing for Coastal Management: A Review of Successful Applications
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Management, May 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00267-017-0880-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Matthew J. McCarthy, Kaitlyn E. Colna, Mahmoud M. El-Mezayen, Abdiel E. Laureano-Rosario, Pablo Méndez-Lázaro, Daniel B. Otis, Gerardo Toro-Farmer, Maria Vega-Rodriguez, Frank E. Muller-Karger |
| Abstract |
Management of coastal and marine natural resources presents a number of challenges as a growing global population and a changing climate require us to find better strategies to conserve the resources on which our health, economy, and overall well-being depend. To evaluate the status and trends in changing coastal resources over larger areas, managers in government agencies and private stakeholders around the world have increasingly turned to remote sensing technologies. A surge in collaborative and innovative efforts between resource managers, academic researchers, and industry partners is becoming increasingly vital to keep pace with evolving changes of our natural resources. Synoptic capabilities of remote sensing techniques allow assessments that are impossible to do with traditional methods. Sixty years of remote sensing research have paved the way for resource management applications, but uncertainties regarding the use of this technology have hampered its use in management fields. Here we review examples of remote sensing applications in the sectors of coral reefs, wetlands, water quality, public health, and fisheries and aquaculture that have successfully contributed to management and decision-making goals. |
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| Researcher | 37 | 14% |
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| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 4% |
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| Environmental Science | 52 | 19% |
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