Quantifying mangrove carbon assimilation rates using UAV imagery.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forests are recognized as one of the most effective ecosystems for storing carbon. In drylands, mangroves operate at the extremes of environmental gradients and, in many instances, offer one of the few opportunities for vegetation-based sequestering of carbon. Developing accurate and reproducible methods to map carbon assimilation in mangroves not only serves to inform efforts related to natural capital accounting, but can help to motivate their protection and preservation. Remote sensing offers a means to retrieve numerous vegetation traits, many of which can be related to plant biophysical or biochemical responses. The leaf area index (LAI) is routinely employed as a biophysical indicator of health and condition. Here, we apply a linear regression model to UAV-derived multispect

SUBMITTER: Blanco-Sacristan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10897312 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature