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Applicability Of Lidar Technology In Saltmarshes: Landscape-Scale Predictive Models To Local-Scale Biomass Estimation, James Dean Edwards Jr.
Applicability Of Lidar Technology In Saltmarshes: Landscape-Scale Predictive Models To Local-Scale Biomass Estimation, James Dean Edwards Jr.
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The management of saltmarshes requires detailed knowledge of the underlying processes driving their distribution in both time and space to make appropriate management decisions. With most of the world’s population living in the coastal zone and rising sea levels, one of our most important natural resources in the coastal zone faces increasing threat of collapse. This study uses the current state of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to model and predict saltmarsh distribution at a landscape-scale and provide evidence that a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) can be used to estimate saltmarsh biomass for inclusion into existing models.
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