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Spectral reflectance profile of Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea and Caulerpa taxifolia in the Adriatic Sea
- Source :
- Acta Adriatica, Volume 52, Issue 1
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, 2011.
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Abstract
- The invasive algae in the Mediterranean Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa racemosa var. cylind-racea have gained much interest in the Adriatic Sea due to their fast spread and negative impacts on native seaweed species. Lack of accurate mapping and its overall high costs represent some of the major difficulties for successful detection and subsequent environmental management. Remote sensing techniques could provide a quicker, more accurate and more cost efficient approach to mapping these invasive species. In order to allow for classification of remotely sensed data, we have collected and analyzed hyperspectral reflectance profiles of both invasive Caulerpa species in the Adriatic and the native Caulerpa cf. laetevirens species from the southeastern Atlantic coast of the United States. We have measured distinctive spectral features for spectroscopically distinguishing between these species, which is particularly interesting in the areas where these native and invasive species coex-ist. The initial results suggest that it might be possible to distinguish between the species based on their spectral reflectance profile. These results would have to be verified with samples taken from more populations in different phenological phases of the seaweed growth and other environmental conditions.<br />Invazivne alge u Sredozemnom moru, Caulerpa taxifolia i Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea, su izazvale mnogo interesa zbog svojeg brzog širenja i negativnih utjecaja na nativne vrste morskog raslinja. Jednu od najvećih poteškoća za upravljanje ovim invazivnim vrstama predstavlja nedostatak preciznih karata rasprostranjenosti, odnosno visoka cijena izrade ovakvih karata. Tehnike daljinske detekcije mogu pružiti brži, učinkovitiji i ekonomičniji način kartiranja ovih vrsta. Kako bi omogućili klasifikaciju podataka prikupljenih daljinskom detekcijom, sakupljeni su i analizirani hiperspektralni profili obje invazivne vrste kaulerpe u Jadranu i nativne vrste Caulerpa cf. laetevirens na jugoistočnoj atlantskoj obali Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Izmjerena su i utvrđena karakteristična spektralna obilježja ovih vrsta u cilju omogućavanja njihovog spektroskopskog razlikovanja, što je naročito interesantno u onim područjima gdje koegzistiraju nativne i invazivne vrste kaulerpe. Inicijalni rezultati pokazuju da je moguće razlikovati vrste između ovih tipova na osnovu njihovog spektralnog profila. Ovi rezultati još trebaju biti potvrđeni na uzorcima iz više populacija u različitim fenološkim fazama i u različitim uvjetima okoliša.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18460453 and 00015113
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Adriatica
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......951..6bd2f67aa551fd0b5231e6859fe55a77