Wetland Inventory for Mt. Rainier National Park created through object-based image analysis of lidar and high resolution imagery, 2014

Publication Date

2014-09-01

Time Period

2009-09-01

Meghan Halabisky, and L. Monika Moskal, 2014-09-01, Wetland Inventory for Mt. Rainier National Park created through object-based image analysis of lidar and high resolution imagery, 2014: .

Wetlands, which provide important natural services, such as movement of nutrients and carbon capture, are thought to be among the most sensitive ecosystems to changes in temperature and precipitation. Despite the importance and vulnerability of wetlands, resources to support their scientific evaluation and management in the Pacific Northwest and elsewhere have lagged substantially behind that of other ecosystem types. This interdisciplinary project combines complementary research efforts at multiple institutions and addresses wetlands across a range of locations and regions. Through the integration of remote sensing, hydrological, and biological modeling, as well as on-the-ground fieldwork, this research aims to explicitly characterize landscape-scale climate change impacts to wetland habitats and develop new approaches and technical tools needed to sustainably manage wetlands in a changing climate.

• National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers
• Northwest CASC

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