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Existing Mangrove Maps

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Last updated: 22 Nov 2021
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The following provides a summary of the different mangrove datasets

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Statewide

Mangrove Extent

Orthophotos

< 1m

Various

 

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Darwin Harbour

Mangrove Extent

Orthophotos

< 1m

1976 - 1996

Brocklehurst et al., 2019

Northern Coastline

Mangrove Extent

Landsat sensor data

25m

2000

Hay et al., 2005

Kakadu National Park

Mangrove Extent

RapidEye

6m

2010

Lucas et al., 2019

References

Brocklehurst, P, Edmeades, B. and Munns, P. (2019). Mangroves of the Darwin Region: Native Point to Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Technical Report: 3/2017D.

Hay, T., Gribble, N., De Vries, C., Danaher, K., Dunning, M., Hearnden, M., Caley, P., Wright, C., Brown, I., Bailey, S. and Phelan, M., 2005. Methods for monitoring the abundance and habitat of the northern Australian mud crab Scylla serrata. Fishery Report, 80.

Lucas, R., Mueller, N., Siggins, A., Owers, C., Clewley, D., Bunting, P., Kooymans, C., Lewis, B. and Lymburner, L. 2019b. Land Cover Mapping using Digital Earth Australia. Remote Sensing.

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Scale

Year

Reference

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Scale

Year

Reference

Statewide

Mangrove Extent

Orthophotos

1: 5 000

Every 2 years until 2017

 

Moreton Bay Area

Mangrove extent and associated vegetation communities

Orthophotos

1: 5 000

1995, 1997, 2012, 2016 (forthcoming)

 

Gulf of Carpentaria

Mangrove extent and structure

Airborne LIDAR

1: 5 000

2017

 

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Statewide

Mangrove Extent

Landsat sensor data

25m

 

 

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Location

Data

Remote Sensing Data

Resolution

Year

Reference

Statewide

Mangrove Extent

Landsat sensor data

25m

 

 

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