Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Wetland Ecology
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1030
Special Issue Editors
Interests: remote sensing of wetlands; landscape changes; ecological effects
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Interests: wetland classification; wetland landscape dynamics
Interests: remote sensing of coastal wetlands and biodiversity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wetlands serve as one of the most important types of ecosystems on Earth due to their critical roles in delivering ecosystem functions and services, but they are sensitive to global climate change and human disturbance. Although ecological issues caused by wetland loss and degradation have been widely researched, the monitoring and assessment of wetlands are inadequate to support wetland conservation and sustainable management.
Remote sensing, as a crucial technology, has been widely used in wetland management, and studies on wetland remote sensing have been rapidly developing. In addition to wetland classification and mapping, the application of remote sensing on wetland ecology has been investigated for multiple aspects. With the development of remotely sensed big data and artificial intelligence, we need to gain a deeper understanding of wetland ecosystems. Remote sensing techniques have the distinctive advantages of broad spatial and temporal coverage, which can provide vital information for ecosystem monitoring and assessment. However, due to the size and fragmented distribution, as well as significant intra- and inter-annual variability, identifying and monitoring wetland ecosystems using remote sensing remains a considerable challenge.
Through this Special Issue, we aim to join interdisciplinary researchers to peer-review and communicate the latest studies on “Applications of Remote Sensing Technology in Wetland Ecology”. We welcome articles from the global research community that are actively engaged with this subject.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Wetland mapping using remotely sensed big data and multisource image data;
- The remote sensing of wetland biodiversity and plant community classification;
- The wetland ecological parameter inversion method;
- Wetland soil mapping algorithms and remotely sensed covariates;
- Landscape pattern and structure change assessments of wetlands;
- Wetland ecosystem functions and services assessment;
- Water quality monitoring and assessment;
- Wetland responses to global change and ecosystem health assessments;
- Wetland resilience and landscape sustainability assessments.
Prof. Dr. Dehua Mao
Dr. Yang Liu
Dr. Jianing Zhen
Dr. Jingwei Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- remotely sensed big data
- wetland landscape patterns or processes
- wetland functions and services
- wetland resilience and sustainability
- wetland biodiversity
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