Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China

Intertidal vegetation plays an essential role in habitat provision for waterbirds but suffers great losses due to human activities. However, it is challenging in tracking the human-driven loss and degradation of intertidal vegetation due to rapid urbanization in a high temporal resolution. In this s...

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Main Authors: Wenting Wu, Chao Zhi, Chunpeng Chen, Bo Tian, Zuoqi Chen, Hua Su
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2022.2158521
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author Wenting Wu
Chao Zhi
Chunpeng Chen
Bo Tian
Zuoqi Chen
Hua Su
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Chao Zhi
Chunpeng Chen
Bo Tian
Zuoqi Chen
Hua Su
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description Intertidal vegetation plays an essential role in habitat provision for waterbirds but suffers great losses due to human activities. However, it is challenging in tracking the human-driven loss and degradation of intertidal vegetation due to rapid urbanization in a high temporal resolution. In this study, a methodological framework based on full Landsat time-series (FLTS) is proposed to detect the year of change (YOC) of intertidal vegetation converted to impervious surfaces (ISs) and artificial ponds (APs), and the condition of the remaining intertidal vegetation was also assessed by FLTS, in the Fujian province, a subtropical coastal area lying in southeast China. The accuracies of the YOC detection of intertidal vegetation converted to IS and AP were 91.84% and 72.73%, with mean absolute errors of 0.26 and 1.06, respectively. The total areas of intertidal vegetation encroached by IS and AP were 31.68 km2 and 23.85 km2, respectively. Most ISs were developed later than 2010, and most APs were developed earlier than 2005, which are highly related to the implementation of local policies for economic development. The remaining intertidal vegetation in growing, stable, and degraded conditions were 43.05%, 56.38%, and 0.57%, respectively. The results indicated that areas of intertidal vegetation were reclaimed for anthropogenic uses at a considerable rate, although the intertidal vegetation still increased owing to natural development after the establishment of natural reserves. The study demonstrates that the FLTS has capacities in monitoring the dynamics in coastal zones solely for its dense earth observations.
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spelling doaj.art-005e489b68104531836512a669a56c3c2023-09-21T12:43:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGIScience & Remote Sensing1548-16031943-72262022-12-015912266228210.1080/15481603.2022.21585212158521Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, ChinaWenting Wu0Chao Zhi1Chunpeng Chen2Bo Tian3Zuoqi Chen4Hua Su5National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Satellite Geospatial Information Technology, Fuzhou UniversityNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Satellite Geospatial Information Technology, Fuzhou UniversityEast China Normal UniversityEast China Normal UniversityNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Satellite Geospatial Information Technology, Fuzhou UniversityNational & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Satellite Geospatial Information Technology, Fuzhou UniversityIntertidal vegetation plays an essential role in habitat provision for waterbirds but suffers great losses due to human activities. However, it is challenging in tracking the human-driven loss and degradation of intertidal vegetation due to rapid urbanization in a high temporal resolution. In this study, a methodological framework based on full Landsat time-series (FLTS) is proposed to detect the year of change (YOC) of intertidal vegetation converted to impervious surfaces (ISs) and artificial ponds (APs), and the condition of the remaining intertidal vegetation was also assessed by FLTS, in the Fujian province, a subtropical coastal area lying in southeast China. The accuracies of the YOC detection of intertidal vegetation converted to IS and AP were 91.84% and 72.73%, with mean absolute errors of 0.26 and 1.06, respectively. The total areas of intertidal vegetation encroached by IS and AP were 31.68 km2 and 23.85 km2, respectively. Most ISs were developed later than 2010, and most APs were developed earlier than 2005, which are highly related to the implementation of local policies for economic development. The remaining intertidal vegetation in growing, stable, and degraded conditions were 43.05%, 56.38%, and 0.57%, respectively. The results indicated that areas of intertidal vegetation were reclaimed for anthropogenic uses at a considerable rate, although the intertidal vegetation still increased owing to natural development after the establishment of natural reserves. The study demonstrates that the FLTS has capacities in monitoring the dynamics in coastal zones solely for its dense earth observations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2022.2158521intertidal vegetationhuman activitieschange detectioncondition assessmentfull landsat time-series
spellingShingle Wenting Wu
Chao Zhi
Chunpeng Chen
Bo Tian
Zuoqi Chen
Hua Su
Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China
GIScience & Remote Sensing
intertidal vegetation
human activities
change detection
condition assessment
full landsat time-series
title Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China
title_full Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China
title_fullStr Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China
title_full_unstemmed Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China
title_short Detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full Landsat time-series in Fujian, China
title_sort detecting annual anthropogenic encroachment on intertidal vegetation using full landsat time series in fujian china
topic intertidal vegetation
human activities
change detection
condition assessment
full landsat time-series
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2022.2158521
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