Assessing risks to coastal ecosystems with new earth observation models (Old ID 26560)
Role
Principal Investigator
Description
This project aims to quantify and diagnose the causes of declines in the world's coastal wetland ecosystems. Unprecedented rates of loss have been reported in many coastal ecosystems, but there is a lack of knowledge regarding their distribution, status and trajectory at the global scale. The projuect will integrate earth observation, machine-learning and ecosystem risk assessment methods to deliver new high-resolution time-series data, quantitative knowledge on the influence of social, economic and environmental factors on ecosystem loss, and predictions of different future states of coastal ecosystems. Key benefits include an improved ability to monitor and manage coastal ecosystems in Australia and globally.
Date
02 Sep 2019 - 30 May 2022
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Remote Sensing;saltmarsh;coastal ecosystems;Mangroves;ecosystem risk assessment;Ridal mudflats
Funding Body
Australian Research Council
Amount
419717.96
Project Team
N/A