Assessment of high spatial resolution satellite imagery for monitoring riparian vegetation: riverine management in the smallholding.

ABSTRACT: Riverine habitats are essential ecotones that bridge aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, providing multiple ecosystem services. This study analyses the potential use of high-resolution satellite imagery, provided by the WorldView-2 satellite, in order to assess its viability for monitoring riparian ecosystems. It is performed by calculating the riparian strip quality index (RSQI) and calibrating it with the riparian quality index (QBR). The methodology was implemented in the Umia River, which is characterised by elevated anthropogenic pressures (located in the northwest of Spain). The results obtained by the method have a 92% of veracity and a kappa coefficient of 0.88. The average quality value obtained for the RSQI index was 71.57, while the average value for the QBR was 55.88. This diff

SUBMITTER: Rivas-Fandino P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640423 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature