Utilizing remote sensing of thematic mapper data to improve our understanding of estuarine processes and their influence on the productivity of estuarine-dependent fisheries

摘要: The continuing disintegration of the coastal marshes Louisiana is one major environmental problems nation. problem marsh loss in relevant to fishery management because leads nation landings products, and most landed species are dependent upon estuaries their associated tidal marshes. In evaluating potential effect marshland on fisheries, first two critical factors consider are: whether land-water interface actual disintegrating currently increasing or decreasing, magnitude change. present study, LANDSAT Thematic Mapper (TM) data covering specific were used test conclusions from Browder et al (1984) model with regard stage at which maximum occurs; further explore relationship between pattern distribution land water suggested by model; determine direction degree change relation