Fractional vegetation cover of invasive Spartina alterniflora in coastal wetland using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)remote sensing

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201612.006

Abstract

Abstract: The effective management and utilization of resources and ecological environment of coastal wetland require investigation and analysis in high precision of the fractional vegetation cover of invasive species Spartina alterniflora. In this study, Sansha Bay was selected as the experimental region, and visible and multi-spectral images obtained by low-altitude UAV in the region were used to monitor the fractional vegetation cover of S. alterniflora. Fractional vegetation cover parameters in the multi-spectral images were then estimated by NDVI index model, and the accuracy was tested against visible images as references. Results showed that vegetation covers of S. alterniflora in the image area were mainly at medium high level (40%-60%) and high level (60%-80%). Root mean square error (RMSE) between the NDVI model estimation values and true values was 0.06, while the determination coefficient R² was 0.92, indicating a good consistency between the estimation value and the true value.

ZHOU Zai-ming, YANG Yan-ming, CHEN Ben-qing. Fractional vegetation cover of invasive Spartina alterniflora in coastal wetland using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)remote sensing[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2016, 27(12): 3920-3926.

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