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Can remote sensing be used to map vegetation and monitor community change in Antarctica?

Australian Antarctic Division
Robinson, S., Turnbull, J., Bradner, S. and Fyfe, S. ; ROBINSON, SHARON ; TURNBULL, JOHANNA ; BRADNER, SUSAN ; FYFE, SUE
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ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2FANDS&rft_id=http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/ASAC_2392&rft.title=Can remote sensing be used to map vegetation and monitor community change in Antarctica?&rft.identifier=http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/ASAC_2392&rft.publisher=Australian Antarctic Data Centre&rft.description=This dataset consists of Hyperion satellite imagery, as well as GPS ground truthing of vegetation quadrats.The aims of this project were:1. to produce a spectral library of the major subantarctic terrestrial plant species and community types from ground spectroradiometery measurements .2. to use the spectral library to assist in classification of vegetation communities.File: 2392HI2003_04 Vegetation Survey Data.xlsTable of vegetation data collected from Heard Island in the summer of 2003-2004 by Johanna Turnbull. Areas surveyed were Paddick Valley, Fairchild Beach, Dovers Moraine and Skua Beach. Ten 1x1 m quadrats were sampled with each 30x30 m site surveyed. Quadrats were selected haphazardly. Numbers are given as percentage cover of each species, averaged out over the ten sampled quadrats, unless otherwise stated.The Codes used for species/ground cover types and vegetation communities/associations can be found in sheet 2 of the excel file, called 'vegetation codes'. They are also listed below:Vegetation - Species/Ground Cover TypesCode - Species/ground cover typesAM - Acaena magellanicaAS - Azorella selagoCA - CallitricheCA w/ H2O - Callitriche in waterCO - Colobanthus sp.DE - DeschampsiaG - GravelL - LichenLI - LiverwortM - Moss/BryophytesMO - Montia fontanaPA - Pringlea antiscorbuticaPAN - Poa annuaPC - Poa cookiiPK - Poa kuerguelensisPK/PC - P. kerguelensis / P. cookii HybridR - rockS - sand / soilW - WaterVegetation - Communities / AssociationsCode - CommunityDCC - Closed CushionfieldDCC w/ Aceana - Closed Cushionfield with AceanaDCC/H - Closed Cushionfield/HerbfieldDCC/H/T - Cushionfield/Herbfield/TussockFF - FellfieldH - HerbfieldMF - MossfieldPC/M - Pool Complex/MeadowPCC - Open CushionfieldPCC/MF - Open Cushionfield/MossfieldSM - Mire/Flush/MeadowSM/PCC - Mire/Flush/Open CushionfieldTHD - Tussock with Cushionfield/HerbfieldProgress Code: completedStatement: Attempts were also made to collect imagery of Macquarie Island during same the month but all 3 attempts encountered 99% plus cloud cover over the island. The image of Heard Island has about 40% cloud cover, and substantial amounts of ice and snow cover many areas of vegetation normally visible in the summer months.&rft.creator=Robinson, S., Turnbull, J., Bradner, S. and Fyfe, S. &rft.creator=ROBINSON, SHARON &rft.creator=TURNBULL, JOHANNA &rft.creator=BRADNER, SUSAN &rft.creator=FYFE, SUE &rft.date=2003&rft.coverage=westlimit=73.24; southlimit=-53.21; eastlimit=73.90; northlimit=-52.95&rft.coverage=westlimit=73.24; southlimit=-53.21; eastlimit=73.90; northlimit=-52.95&rft.coverage=westlimit=158.76; southlimit=-54.79; eastlimit=158.965; northlimit=-54.48&rft.coverage=westlimit=158.76; southlimit=-54.79; eastlimit=158.965; northlimit=-54.48&rft_rights=These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.&rft_rights=Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode&rft_rights=This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_2388_alb_foraging when using these data.&rft_rights=This metadata record is publicly available.&rft_subject=biota&rft_subject=imageryBaseMapsEarthCover&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER&rft_subject=EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES&rft_subject=GROUND SPECTROMETRY&rft_subject=HYPERSPECTRAL&rft_subject=MONITORING&rft_subject=REMOTE SENSING&rft_subject=SATELLITE&rft_subject=SPECTRAL LIBRARY&rft_subject=VEGETATION&rft_subject=HEARD ISLAND&rft_subject=Spectroradiometers&rft_subject=SATELLITES&rft_subject=AMD/AU&rft_subject=CEOS&rft_subject=AMD&rft_subject=OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN&rft_subject=OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND&rft_subject=GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR&rft_subject=OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS&rft.type=dataset&rft.language=English Access the data
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This dataset consists of Hyperion satellite imagery, as well as GPS ground truthing of vegetation quadrats.

The aims of this project were:
1. to produce a spectral library of the major subantarctic terrestrial plant species and community types from ground spectroradiometery measurements .
2. to use the spectral library to assist in classification of vegetation communities.

File: 2392HI2003_04 Vegetation Survey Data.xls

Table of vegetation data collected from Heard Island in the summer of 2003-2004 by Johanna Turnbull. Areas surveyed were Paddick Valley, Fairchild Beach, Dovers Moraine and Skua Beach. Ten 1x1 m quadrats were sampled with each 30x30 m site surveyed. Quadrats were selected haphazardly. Numbers are given as percentage cover of each species, averaged out over the ten sampled quadrats, unless otherwise stated.

The Codes used for species/ground cover types and vegetation communities/associations can be found in sheet 2 of the excel file, called 'vegetation codes'. They are also listed below:

Vegetation - Species/Ground Cover Types
Code - Species/ground cover types
AM - Acaena magellanica
AS - Azorella selago
CA - Callitriche
CA w/ H2O - Callitriche in water
CO - Colobanthus sp.
DE - Deschampsia
G - Gravel
L - Lichen
LI - Liverwort
M - Moss/Bryophytes
MO - Montia fontana
PA - Pringlea antiscorbutica
PAN - Poa annua
PC - Poa cookii
PK - Poa kuerguelensis
PK/PC - P. kerguelensis / P. cookii Hybrid
R - rock
S - sand / soil
W - Water


Vegetation - Communities / Associations
Code - Community
DCC - Closed Cushionfield
DCC w/ Aceana - Closed Cushionfield with Aceana
DCC/H - Closed Cushionfield/Herbfield
DCC/H/T - Cushionfield/Herbfield/Tussock
FF - Fellfield
H - Herbfield
MF - Mossfield
PC/M - Pool Complex/Meadow
PCC - Open Cushionfield
PCC/MF - Open Cushionfield/Mossfield
SM - Mire/Flush/Meadow
SM/PCC - Mire/Flush/Open Cushionfield
THD - Tussock with Cushionfield/Herbfield

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Progress Code: completed
Statement: Attempts were also made to collect imagery of Macquarie Island during same the month but all 3 attempts encountered 99% plus cloud cover over the island. The image of Heard Island has about 40% cloud cover, and substantial amounts of ice and snow cover many areas of vegetation normally visible in the summer months.

Data time period: 2003-03-17 to 2003-03-17

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AMD | AMD/AU | CEOS | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION COVER | EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES | GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR | GROUND SPECTROMETRY | HEARD ISLAND | HYPERSPECTRAL | MONITORING | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS | OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > MACQUARIE ISLAND | REMOTE SENSING | SATELLITE | SATELLITES | SPECTRAL LIBRARY | Spectroradiometers | VEGETATION | biota | imageryBaseMapsEarthCover |

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