Remote sensing monitoring of the Water Hyacinth
Monday, April 11, 2016
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes), is an invasive freshwater species, native to warm regions of South America, specifically in the Amazon River and the Plata River basins.
Eichhornia crassipes is included in the Spanish Catalog of Invasive Exotic Species, approved by Royal Decree 1628/2011, of November 14, due to its enormous potential colonizer and by constitute a serious threat to native species. Under high temperatures and lack of rain conditions, in a few days, it is able to double its biomass; up to 50 kilogram per square meter.
The combination of periodic images with near infrared spectral resolution makes remote sensing a powerful tool for detecting, locating and monitoring of such invasive species, especially when they are developed along hundreds of kilometers of river.
Water Hyacinth classification according to their vegetative development on December 2015
Water Hyacinth classification according to their vegetative development on November 2015
Water Hyacinth classification according to their vegetative development on October 2015
Water Hyacinth classification according to their vegetative development on October 2014
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