Assessing the relation between the distribution of salt-marsh communities and the sediment budget of the North Norfolk coast

Very high resolution imagery from an airborne multi-spectral scanner has been used to estimate the distribution of different salt-marsh communities along a 30-km stretch of the North Norfolk coast. Field observations have been used to develop a mathematical relationship between the vegetation, physi...

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Published in:Journal of coastal conservation 2002, Vol.8 (1), p.55-60
Main Authors: Brown, N. J, Cox, R, Pakeman, R, Thomson, A. G, Wadsworth, R. A, Yates, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accretion
Beaches
Biota
Coasts
Grasslands
Inter-tidal zone
Land use
Marshes
Multi-spectral scanner
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Salt
Salt marshes
Sediments
Spatial model
Spatial models
Topographical elevation
Vegetation
Vegetation type
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Summary:Very high resolution imagery from an airborne multi-spectral scanner has been used to estimate the distribution of different salt-marsh communities along a 30-km stretch of the North Norfolk coast. Field observations have been used to develop a mathematical relationship between the vegetation, physical environment and sediment accumulation. This relationship has been used to produce provisional sediment accretion maps for the North Norfolk coast. Abbreviations: BIOTA = Biological Influences On inter-Tidal Areas CASI = Compact airborne spectrometer instrument DTM = Digital terrain model SDSS = Spatial decision support system. BIOTA = Biological Influences On inter-Tidal Areas CASI = Compact airborne spectrometer instrument DTM = Digital terrain model SDSS = Spatial decision support system.
ISSN:1400-0350
1874-7841
DOI:10.1652/1400-0350(2002)008[0055:ATRBTD]2.0.CO;2