7. Acknowledgements
214
8 . R e f e r e n c e s
214
9. Appendix
215
Chapter 10
THE ROLE OF INTEGRATED INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND
MANAGEMENT IN THE ANALYSIS OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
STUART PHINN, KAREN JOYCE, PETER SCARTH, AND CHRIS ROELFSEMA
1. Introduction
217
2. Information Requirements for Understanding, Monitoring and
Managing Coastal and Coral Reef Environments
217
2.1 Natural resource management in coastal aquatic ecosystems
217
2.2 The three “Ms” for management: Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling 218
2.3 Integrating remote sensing and management
219
3. The Role of Environmental Indicators in Monitoring and Managing Coastal
Environments
220
3.1 Environmental indicators
220
3.2 Environmental indicators for coastal aquatic ecosystems
220
3.3 Links between environmental indicators and remote sensing
221
4. Linking remotely sensed data sets to environmental indicators, the
community, and policy-makers
221
4.1 A framework for linking environmental indicators to remotely
sensed data
221
4.2 Presenting remotely sensed data and derived information for use
by policy makers and stakeholders
227
5. Multi-temporal analysis techniques for mapping and monitoring
changes in coastal and coral reef environments
233
5.1 Types of environmental change and processes that can be
detected from remotely sensed data for coastal ecosystems
233
5.1.1 Coastal landcover
233
5.1.2 Water quality
234
5.1.3 Substrate composition
234
5.2 Image pre-processing requirements for change and trend detection
in coastal ecosystems
235
5.3 Change and trend detection techniques
236
5.4 Presentation of change and trend detection results
236
6. Applications of Remote Sensing in Monitoring Programs
237
6.1 Coral Reef Monitoring Programs Using Remotely Sensed Data
237
6.1.1 Potential coral reef monitoring capabilities using remote sensing 237
6.1.2 Existing coral reef monitoring applications with remote sensing
238
6.1.3 Developing remote sensing for increased use in coral reef
monitoring
238
6.2 A Combined Field and Remotely Sensed Program for Mapping
Harmful Algal Blooms
240
6.2.1 Characteristics of Lyngbya majuscula as a harmful algal bloom
240
6.2.2 Scientific and community monitoring requirements
240
6.2.3 Remote sensing for mapping L. majuscula
242
6.2.4 Inclusion of community information with the field and
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image based mapping program
242
x
214
8 . R e f e r e n c e s
214
9. Appendix
215
Chapter 10
THE ROLE OF INTEGRATED INFORMATION ACQUISITION AND
MANAGEMENT IN THE ANALYSIS OF COASTAL ECOSYSTEM CHANGE
STUART PHINN, KAREN JOYCE, PETER SCARTH, AND CHRIS ROELFSEMA
1. Introduction
217
2. Information Requirements for Understanding, Monitoring and
Managing Coastal and Coral Reef Environments
217
2.1 Natural resource management in coastal aquatic ecosystems
217
2.2 The three “Ms” for management: Mapping, Monitoring and Modeling 218
2.3 Integrating remote sensing and management
219
3. The Role of Environmental Indicators in Monitoring and Managing Coastal
Environments
220
3.1 Environmental indicators
220
3.2 Environmental indicators for coastal aquatic ecosystems
220
3.3 Links between environmental indicators and remote sensing
221
4. Linking remotely sensed data sets to environmental indicators, the
community, and policy-makers
221
4.1 A framework for linking environmental indicators to remotely
sensed data
221
4.2 Presenting remotely sensed data and derived information for use
by policy makers and stakeholders
227
5. Multi-temporal analysis techniques for mapping and monitoring
changes in coastal and coral reef environments
233
5.1 Types of environmental change and processes that can be
detected from remotely sensed data for coastal ecosystems
233
5.1.1 Coastal landcover
233
5.1.2 Water quality
234
5.1.3 Substrate composition
234
5.2 Image pre-processing requirements for change and trend detection
in coastal ecosystems
235
5.3 Change and trend detection techniques
236
5.4 Presentation of change and trend detection results
236
6. Applications of Remote Sensing in Monitoring Programs
237
6.1 Coral Reef Monitoring Programs Using Remotely Sensed Data
237
6.1.1 Potential coral reef monitoring capabilities using remote sensing 237
6.1.2 Existing coral reef monitoring applications with remote sensing
238
6.1.3 Developing remote sensing for increased use in coral reef
monitoring
238
6.2 A Combined Field and Remotely Sensed Program for Mapping
Harmful Algal Blooms
240
6.2.1 Characteristics of Lyngbya majuscula as a harmful algal bloom
240
6.2.2 Scientific and community monitoring requirements
240
6.2.3 Remote sensing for mapping L. majuscula
242
6.2.4 Inclusion of community information with the field and
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image based mapping program
242
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