Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning

High-resolution benthic habitat data fill an important knowledge gap for many areas of the world and are essential for strategic marine conservation planning and implementing effective resource management. Many countries lack the resources and capacity to create these products, which has hindered th...

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Autores principales:	Steven R. Schill, Valerie Pietsch McNulty, F. Joseph Pollock, Fritjof Lüthje, Jiwei Li, David E. Knapp, Joe D. Kington, Trevor McDonald, George T. Raber, Ximena Escovar-Fadul, Gregory P. Asner
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	benthic habitat SIDS marine spatial planning ecosystem services coral reef seagrass Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f774aefbf33a493696da166aea2e1ac92021-11-11T18:50:20ZRegional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning10.3390/rs132142152072-4292https://doaj.org/article/f774aefbf33a493696da166aea2e1ac92021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/21/4215https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292High-resolution benthic habitat data fill an important knowledge gap for many areas of the world and are essential for strategic marine conservation planning and implementing effective resource management. Many countries lack the resources and capacity to create these products, which has hindered the development of accurate ecological baselines for assessing protection needs for coastal and marine habitats and monitoring change to guide adaptive management actions. The PlanetScope (PS) Dove Classic SmallSat constellation delivers high-resolution imagery (4 m) and near-daily global coverage that facilitates the compilation of a cloud-free and optimal water column image composite of the Caribbean’s nearshore environment. These data were used to develop a first-of-its-kind regional thirteen-class benthic habitat map to 30 m water depth using an object-based image analysis (OBIA) approach. A total of 203,676 km<sup>2</sup> of shallow benthic habitat across the Insular Caribbean was mapped, representing 5% coral reef, 43% seagrass, 15% hardbottom, and 37% other habitats. Results from a combined major class accuracy assessment yielded an overall accuracy of 80% with a standard error of less than 1% yielding a confidence interval of 78–82%. Of the total area mapped, 15% of these habitats (31,311.7 km<sup>2</sup>) are within a marine protected or managed area. This information provides a baseline of ecological data for developing and executing more strategic conservation actions, including implementing more effective marine spatial plans, prioritizing and improving marine protected area design, monitoring condition and change for post-storm damage assessments, and providing more accurate habitat data for ecosystem service models.Steven R. SchillValerie Pietsch McNultyF. Joseph PollockFritjof LüthjeJiwei LiDavid E. KnappJoe D. KingtonTrevor McDonaldGeorge T. RaberXimena Escovar-FadulGregory P. AsnerMDPI AGarticlebenthic habitatSIDSmarine spatial planningecosystem servicescoral reefseagrassScienceQENRemote Sensing, Vol 13, Iss 4215, p 4215 (2021)
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topic	benthic habitat SIDS marine spatial planning ecosystem services coral reef seagrass Science Q
spellingShingle	benthic habitat SIDS marine spatial planning ecosystem services coral reef seagrass Science Q Steven R. Schill Valerie Pietsch McNulty F. Joseph Pollock Fritjof Lüthje Jiwei Li David E. Knapp Joe D. Kington Trevor McDonald George T. Raber Ximena Escovar-Fadul Gregory P. Asner Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning
description	High-resolution benthic habitat data fill an important knowledge gap for many areas of the world and are essential for strategic marine conservation planning and implementing effective resource management. Many countries lack the resources and capacity to create these products, which has hindered the development of accurate ecological baselines for assessing protection needs for coastal and marine habitats and monitoring change to guide adaptive management actions. The PlanetScope (PS) Dove Classic SmallSat constellation delivers high-resolution imagery (4 m) and near-daily global coverage that facilitates the compilation of a cloud-free and optimal water column image composite of the Caribbean’s nearshore environment. These data were used to develop a first-of-its-kind regional thirteen-class benthic habitat map to 30 m water depth using an object-based image analysis (OBIA) approach. A total of 203,676 km<sup>2</sup> of shallow benthic habitat across the Insular Caribbean was mapped, representing 5% coral reef, 43% seagrass, 15% hardbottom, and 37% other habitats. Results from a combined major class accuracy assessment yielded an overall accuracy of 80% with a standard error of less than 1% yielding a confidence interval of 78–82%. Of the total area mapped, 15% of these habitats (31,311.7 km<sup>2</sup>) are within a marine protected or managed area. This information provides a baseline of ecological data for developing and executing more strategic conservation actions, including implementing more effective marine spatial plans, prioritizing and improving marine protected area design, monitoring condition and change for post-storm damage assessments, and providing more accurate habitat data for ecosystem service models.
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author	Steven R. Schill Valerie Pietsch McNulty F. Joseph Pollock Fritjof Lüthje Jiwei Li David E. Knapp Joe D. Kington Trevor McDonald George T. Raber Ximena Escovar-Fadul Gregory P. Asner
author_facet	Steven R. Schill Valerie Pietsch McNulty F. Joseph Pollock Fritjof Lüthje Jiwei Li David E. Knapp Joe D. Kington Trevor McDonald George T. Raber Ximena Escovar-Fadul Gregory P. Asner
author_sort	Steven R. Schill
title	Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning
title_short	Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning
title_full	Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning
title_fullStr	Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning
title_full_unstemmed	Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning
title_sort	regional high-resolution benthic habitat data from planet dove imagery for conservation decision-making and marine planning
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f774aefbf33a493696da166aea2e1ac9
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Regional High-Resolution Benthic Habitat Data from Planet Dove Imagery for Conservation Decision-Making and Marine Planning

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