NESP MaC Project 1.5 - Identify knowledge gaps and solutions for extent mapping of Australian marine and coastal wetlands
This record provides an overview of the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub scoping study - "Identify knowledge gaps and solutions for extent mapping of Australian marine and coastal wetlands". No data outputs were generated by this project.
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Marine and coastal wetlands provide extensive ecosystem services. In Australia, coastal wetlands protect shorelines, improve water quality, support healthy fisheries, promote tourism, store carbon, and hold special cultural values, supporting people and the economy. Like many wetlands around the world, Australian wetlands continue to be threatened, degraded, and lost due to climate change, development, and other human activities. A national wetland inventory is being developed by the Australian Government as a step towards improving wetlands management and protection, and fulfilling national and international reporting requirements.
This project identified key knowledge and inventory gaps and determined solutions to progress a consolidated inventory within the context of a wider review of national mapping capacity for wetlands. Gaps and solutions were identified through targeted surveys and workshops with end-users and researchers following a review of relevant data and literature. A summary of the status of mapping habitat attributes and services such as blue carbon, coastal protection and shorebird habitat was produced and is available within the Final Technical Report generated by this project. This enables prioritisation for future investment to fill knowledge gaps.
Outputs
• Report reviewing and synthesising knowledge gaps in inventory mapping of marine and coastal wetlands, identifying effective solutions, and guiding subsequent research projects for enhancing wetland mapping [written]
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2021-03-01
Resource provider
Principal investigator
- Purpose
- To identify knowledge and mapping gaps for marine and coastal wetlands and provides solution pathways to filling those gaps.
- Credit
- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
- Credit
- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), Australian Government
- Credit
- In addition to NESP (DCCEEW) funding, this project is matched by an equivalent amount of in-kind support and co-investment from project partners and collaborators.
- Status
- Completed
Point of contact
- Topic category
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- Biota
- Environment
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Temporal extent
- Time period
- 2021-09-01 2022-03-31
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Keywords (dataSource)
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- National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub
- Keywords (Theme)
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- wetlands
- mapping
- remote sensing
- tidal
Resource constraints
- Classification
- Unclassified
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- This project was funded by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) through the NESP Marine and Coastal Hub.
Resource constraints
- Linkage
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License Graphic
- Title
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Website
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
License Text
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
- OnLine resource
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Final Project Report
Brock RJ, Rasmussen J, Adame MF, Brown CJ, Connolly RM (2022) Identifying knowledge gaps and solutions for extent mapping of Australian marine and coastal wetlands, Project 1.5 Scoping study. Report to the National Environmental Science Program, Marine and Coastal Hub. Griffith University.
- OnLine resource
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Project page on NESP Marine and Coastal Hub website
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/e0f96ebf-b42a-4b0f-876c-2af087bc02dc
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Point of contact
- Parent metadata
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Field session
- Name
- MaC Hub Project 1.5
- Metadata linkage
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https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/e0f96ebf-b42a-4b0f-876c-2af087bc02dc
Point of truth URL of this metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2022-03-01T12:00:00
- Date info (Revision)
- 2025-02-03T09:01:47
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3:2018
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