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Delineation and functional status monitoring in small saline wetlands of NE Spain

Delineation and functional status monitoring in small saline wetlands of NE Spain

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Date of publication
December 2009
Resource Language
ISBN / Resource ID
AGRIS:US201301645958
Pages
2212-2218

The small playa-lakes and other saline wetlands of Monegros, scattered over a dry area with winter cereal monoculture, are threatened by the settlement of new irrigation districts and other kinds of human pressure. Enforcing the protection rules of European Union in these valuable habitats requires, first, their delimitation and monitoring. This article shows how these tasks can be undertaken using remote sensing in conjunction with field observations. A series of Landsat images covering different seasons provided a comprehensive view of these wetlands encompassing their changing facies, hydrologic regime, state of conservation, and functional status. Remotely-sensed data were the primary, and in most cases the only available, source of consistent information. Our approach can help planning and surveying for the implementation of saline wetland protection measures in harmony with the conterminous agricultural areas.

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Herrero, J.
Castañeda, C.

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