Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in a Deep Lake from Sentinel-2 Data

Autor: Rossano Bolpagni, Mariano Bresciani, Claudia Giardino, Marco Pilotti, Nicola Ghirardi, Giulia Valerio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Water
Volume 11
Issue 3
Water, Vol 11, Iss 3, p 563 (2019)
Water (Basel) (2019).
info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Nicola Ghirardi 1, Rossano Bolpagni 1,2,*, Mariano Bresciani 1, Giulia Valerio 3, Marco Pilotti 3 and Claudia Giardino 1/titolo:Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in a Deep Lake from Sentinel-2 Data/doi:/rivista:Water (Basel)/anno:2019/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine:/volume
ISSN: 2073-4441
DOI: 10.3390/w11030563
Popis: We mapped the extent of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) of Lake Iseo (Northern Italy, over the 2015&ndash
2017 period based on satellite data (Sentinel 2 A-B) and in-situ measurements
the objective was to investigate its spatiotemporal variability. We focused on the southern sector of the lake, the location of the shallowest littorals and the most developed macrophyte communities, mainly dominated by Vallisneria spiralis and Najas marina. The method made use of both in-situ measurements and satellite data (22 Sentinel 2 A-B images) that were atmospherically corrected with 6SV code and processed with the BOMBER (Bio-Optical Model-Based tool for Estimating water quality and bottom properties from Remote sensing images). This modeling system was used to estimate the different substrate coverage (bare sediment, dense stands of macrophytes with high albedo, and sparse stand of macrophytes with low albedo). The presented results substantiate the existence of striking inter- and intra-annual variations in the spatial-cover patterns of SAV. Intense uprooting phenomena were also detected, mainly affecting V. spiralis, a species generally considered a highly plastic pioneer taxon. In this context, remote sensing emerges as a very reliable tool for mapping SAV with satisfactory accuracy by offering new perspectives for expanding our comprehension of lacustrine macrophyte dynamics and overcoming some limitations associated with traditional field surveys.
Databáze: OpenAIRE