Remote Sensing and Wetland Ecology a South African Case Study 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2008, 8, 3542-3556; DOI: 10.3390/s8053542 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /sensors Article Remote Sensing and Wetland Ecology: a South African Case Study Els R. De Roeck 1,*, Niko E.C. Verhoest 2, Mtemi H. Miya 1, Hans Lievens 2, Okke Batelaan 3, 4, Abraham Thomas 5 and Luc Brendonck 1 1 Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32, 3000 Leuven, Belgium 2 Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; E-mail: niko.verhoest@ugent.be 3 Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium 4 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200e - bus 2410, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium 5 Department of Earth Sciences, University of the Western Cape, P Bag X17, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: els.deroeck@bio.kuleuven.be Received: 29 April 2008 / Accepted: 15 May 2008 / Published: 26 May 2008 Abstract: Remote sensing offers a cost efficient means for identifying and monitoring wetlands over a large area and at different moments in time. In this study, we aim at providing ecologically relevant information on characteristics of temporary and permanent isolated open water wetlands, obtained by standard techniques and relatively cheap imagery. The number, surface area, nearest distance, and dynamics of isolated temporary and permanent wetlands were determined for the Western Cape, South Africa. Open water bodies (wetlands) were mapped from seven Landsat images (acquired during 1987 – 2002) using supervised maximum likelihood classification. The number of wetlands fluctuated over time. Most wetlands were detected in the winter of 2000 and 2002, probably related to road constructions. Imagery