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Implications of improved remote sensing capabilities on blue carbon quantification (Page 1)

Implications of improved remote sensing capabilities on blue carbon quantification

Canty SWJ, Ciafuentes-Jara M, Herrera-Silveira J, Morrissette HK, Cissell JR, Acosta-Velázquez J, Cherrington E, Feller IC, Friess DA, Lefcheck JS, Simpson LT, Teutli-Hernandez C ·
2025

Important developments in remote sensing capabilities allow for improved accuracy in the mapping of ecosystems. Higher spatial resolution imagery enables more precise classification of land use and land cover categories, which therefore changes our characterization of mapped land- and seascapes. These changes impact how we visualize these ecosystems, and how we quantify their ecosystem services and benefits to people.

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