Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass of the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay
The spatial and temporal dynamics of seagrasses have been studied from the leaf to patch (100 m**2) scales. However, landscape scale (> 100 km**2) seagrass population dynamics are unresolved in seagrass ecology. Previous remote sensing approaches have lacked the temporal or spatial resolution, or ecologically appropriate mapping, to fully address this issue. This paper presents a robust, semi-automated object-based image analysis approach for mapping dominant seagrass species, percentage cover and above ground biomass using a time series of field data and coincident high spatial resolution satellite imagery. The study area was a 142 km**2 shallow, clear water seagrass habitat (the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia). Nine data sets acquired between 2004 and 2013 were used to create seagrass species and percentage cover maps through the integration of seagrass photo transect field data, and atmospherically and geometrically corrected high spatial resolution satellite image data (WorldView-2, IKONOS and Quickbird-2) using an object based image analysis approach. Biomass maps were derived using empirical models trained with in-situ above ground biomass data per seagrass species. Maps and summary plots identified inter- and intra-annual variation of seagrass species composition, percentage cover level and above ground biomass. The methods provide a rigorous approach for field and image data collection and pre-processing, a semi-automated approach to extract seagrass species and cover maps and assess accuracy, and the subsequent empirical modelling of seagrass biomass. The resultant maps provide a fundamental data set for understanding landscape scale seagrass dynamics in a shallow water environment. Our findings provide proof of concept for the use of time-series analysis of remotely sensed seagrass products for use in seagrass ecology and management.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2017-01-10
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- Status
- Completed
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- Biota
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- Time period
- 2004-09-17 2013-08-05
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
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- ESRI Shapefile
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- Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords Version 8.0
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- Dry weight seagrass biomass per square metre
- Benthic habitat
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- Specific usage
- Data supplied for use by the Seamap Australia Project.
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- Unclassified
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- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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- Cite data as: Roelfsema, Christiaan M; Lyons, Mitchell B; Kovacs, Eva M; Maxwell, Paul; Saunders, Megan I; Samper-Villarreal, Jimena; Phinn, Stuart R (2014): Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass of the Eastern Banks, Moreton Bay, Australia, with links to shapefiles. doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.833767
- Other constraints
- This dataset is hosted by the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania, on behalf of the University of Queensland (UQ) for the purposes of the Seamap Australia collaborative project (testing a national marine benthic habitat classification scheme).
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- English
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- UTF8
- Supplemental Information
- Roelfsema, CM et al. (2014): Multi-temporal mapping of seagrass cover, species and biomass: A semi-automated object based image analysis approach. Remote Sensing of Environment, 150, 172-187, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2014.05.001
Content Information
- Content type
- Physical measurement
- Description
- For Eastern Banks seagrass BIOMASS data only
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Dry weight seagrass biomass per square metre
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Biomass
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- Grams per square metre
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- Seagrass percentage cover (horizontal). 'noSG' = optically deep, or, shallow sandy areas where no seagrass is present. For Eastern Banks seagrass COVER data only.
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- Abundance of biota
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- http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/P06/current/UPCT
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- Percent
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- Dominant seagrass species type. For Eastern Banks seagrass SPECIES data only.
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- Appended to original data for styling purposes for the Seamap Australia Project.
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Benthic habitat
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SM_HAB_CLS
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ESRI Shapefile
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DATA ACCESS - This OGC WFS service returns the data (seagrass COVER) in Shapefile format.
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DATA ACCESS - This OGC WFS service returns the data (seagrass SPECIES) in Shapefile format.
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DATA ACCESS - This OGC WFS service returns the data (seagrass BIOMASS) in Shapefile format.
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seamap:SeamapAus_QLD_EasternBanks_seagrass_cover
MAP - Eastern Banks seagrass COVER
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seamap:SeamapAus_QLD_EasternBanks_seagrass_species
MAP - Eastern Banks seagrass SPECIES
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seamap:SeamapAus_QLD_EasternBanks_seagrass_biomass
MAP - Eastern Banks seagrass BIOMASS
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Original metadata record [PANGAEA catalogue]
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EPSG/GDA94 / Geoscience Australia Lambert (EPSG:3112)
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urn:uuid/0e01cc13-cc11-4158-beef-755fae43ad0d
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- English
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- UTF8
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/0e01cc13-cc11-4158-beef-755fae43ad0d
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- Date info (Creation)
- 2020-09-23T12:34:22
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-03-13T07:55:07
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- ISO 19115-3:2018
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