Coastal Restoration Trust of New Zealand

Coastal Dune Ecosystem Reference Database

Evaluation of New Zealand estuarine water properties using remote sensing

Author
Shao Z
Year
2024
Journal / Source
PhD in Environmental Sciences, University of Waikato
Pages
235 pp
Summary
Estuaries and shallow lagoons are the most productive marine systems in the world and contribute to the maintenance of coastal biodiversity by providing various unique habitats for aquatic species. However, due to the inputs of nutrients, sediments and pollutants from the surrounding landscape, light availability and primary productivity can be strongly restricted, which may trigger rapid ecological change over time and cause substantial loss of coastal flora and fauna. This thesis explores the use of Sentinel-2 remote sensing imagery to monitor water properties of shallow intertidal tidal estuaries, for the purposes of managing the estuaries of New Zealand.