Mapping Eelgrass Cover and Biomass at Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, Using In-situ Field Data and Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery
Douglas, D. C.; Fleming, M. D.; Patil, V. P.; Ward, D. H.
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Two eelgrass (Zostera marina) maps of Izembek Lagoon, Alaska, were generated by first creating maps of spectrally unique classes from each of two Sentinel-2 satellite images collected on July 1, 2016, and August 14, 2020, then attributing the spectral classes with information about eelgrass conditions based on field data. Maps depicting various eelgrass metrics, such as percent cover and modeled biomass, were generated using summaries of the ground data that spatially intersected each spectral class. Comparisons between the 2016 and 2020 Sentinel-2 maps of eelgrass distributional extent, as well as a 2006 Landsat map, indicated that areas where eelgrass presence may have declined between 2006 and 2020 were most prevalent in the central part Izembek Lagoon, while areas of possible biomass decline were more prevalent in the southern part between 2016 and 2020. Monitoring eelgrass conditions at Izembek Lagoon with satellite imagery and concurrent ground data provides capabilities for making comparisons over time, but the influences of tide levels, growing season phenology, and spatiotemporal co-registration accuracy should be considered when designing and interpreting change detection analyses.
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