The integration of field survey and remote sensing for biodiversity assessment: a case study in the tropical forests and wetlands of Sango Bay, Uganda

Fuller, R. M.; Groom, G. B.; Mugisha, S.; Ipulet, P.; Pomeroy, D.; Katende, A.; Bailey, R.; Ogutu-Ohwayo, R.. 1998 The integration of field survey and remote sensing for biodiversity assessment: a case study in the tropical forests and wetlands of Sango Bay, Uganda. Biological Conservation, 86. 379-391. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00005-6

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00005-6

Abstract/Summary

Field surveys of plants and animals were combined with satellite remote sensing of broad vegetation types to map biodiversity and thereby help plan conservation in the Sango Bay area, some 30 by 100 km bordering Lake Victoria in Uganda. A statistical classifier applied to satellite images identified 14 land-cover classes including water, swamp, dry grasslands, degraded woody vegetation, semi-natural forest classes and intensive land uses. Validation, using 240 sample sites, recorded 86% correspondence between field and map data. Intensive land use makes up 23% of the area, water and swamps 27%, dry grasslands 29%, woody vegetation 21%, with semi-natural forests covering 15% of the area. The species data from sample-based field surveys included flowering plant species, dragon/lies, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. The species data were used to generate biodiversity ratings, based on species 'richness' and 'rarity', which could be related to the vegetation cover. This inter -relation helped to generate a biodiversity map of the Sango Bay area which has since been used to aid conservation planning.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00005-6
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	_ Pre-2000 sections
ISSN:	0006-3207
Additional Keywords:	Land Cover Map, LCM,remote sensing, Sango Bay, tropical forests
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Data and Information
Date made live:	04 Nov 2008 15:50 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/4730

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00005-6

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Other

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

_ Pre-2000 sections

ISSN:

0006-3207

Additional Keywords:

Land Cover Map, LCM,remote sensing, Sango Bay, tropical forests