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Wetland Rehabilitation and Remote Sensing

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In wetland rehabilitation, remote sensing technology, which uses aircraft or satellites as a platform for data collection, is typically associated with monitoring of spatial changes in wetlands and wetland vegetation communities. However, other potential applications of remote sensing technology in wetland rehabilitation should not be ignored. This chapter begins by describing six current or potential uses of remote sensing, including: 1) monitoring change following rehabilitation actions, 2) understanding causes of wetland degradation, 3) prioritization of potential rehabilitation sites, or wetland rehabilitation triage, 4) weed management, 5) permit compliance, and 6) site design. In addition, this chapter discusses several factors that may influence the usefulness of remote sensing.

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MacDonald, T.A. (1999). Wetland Rehabilitation and Remote Sensing. In: Streever, W. (eds) An International Perspective on Wetland Rehabilitation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4683-8_26

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