Project Description: The goal of this research to utilize spatially extensive remote sensing datasets to evaluate the impact of human activities on coastal tidal wetland and quantify the relevant drivers. Will reply on the recently created coastal wetland changes maps and a set of random samples stratified in tidal wetland change areas and manually interpreted the change drivers including human activities (e.g. human development, altered hydrology derived from management and restoration) and environmental processes. Will also use results to explore the impacts of human activities on coastal wetland ecosystems, which will benefit improving coastal planning and guiding land management decisions.
Lead Principal Investigator: Dr. Zhe Zhu, University of Connecticut
Partner Institution: University of Connecticut
Federal Agency: U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Agency Technical Contact: Faith Graves
Project Type: Research
Project Discipline: Natural Resources
Project Sub-Discipline(s): Engineering, Design, & Sustainability, Water (FW & Marine)
Start Year: 2023
End Year: 2026
Initial Funding Amount: $30,000.00
Federal Grant Number: G23AC00410-00
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