>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Wetlands have been recognised as one of the most intrinsically valuable and
threatened ecosystems in the world. Global estimates indicate that wetlands are
being lost or transformed at a rapid rate, exacerbated by projected climate change
impacts. This has prompted the need to improve wetland mapping to address the
conservation and management of these ecosystems effectively. However, this
remains a challenge. Current mapping approaches estimates of wetland extent
vastly underestimate the true extent. Ancillary data has been acknowledged to
improve the accuracy of mapping the distribution of wetlands.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/8690 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Mohanlal, Shanice |
| Contributors | Rivers-Moore, Nicholas A., Grenfell, Michael |
| Publisher | University of Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | University of Western Cape |
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