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Monitoring and Simulation of Wetland Ecological Processes (Second Edition)
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Monitoring and Simulation of Wetland Ecological Processes (Second Edition)

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Landscape Ecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 3 April 2025 | Viewed by 1479

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Zhenguo Niu

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Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China
Interests: wetland remote sensing; wetland biodiversity mapping; assessment of wetland protection
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Prof. Dr. Bin Zhao

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Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Coastal Ecosystems Research Station of the Yangtze River Estuary, and Institute of Eco-Chongming (IEC), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
Interests: remote sensing of environment; big data; naturalism education & citizen science development; meta-ecosystems & watershed ecology
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Prof. Dr. Zhaoqing Luan

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College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Interests: wetland ecohydrology; monitoring and modeling; ecological restoration of degraded wetland ecosystems; assessment of ecological services of the wetland ecosystem
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Dr. Bo Guan

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The Institute for Advanced Study of Coastal Ecology, Ludong University, Yantai 264025, China
Interests: coastal wetland ecology; greenhouse and field experiments; the coastal wetland ecosystem process under water and salt stress; effective restoration technology design from a biological aspect for degenerated wetland
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Wetlands are globally diverse ecosystems that occur between terrestrial and aquatic environments. Wetlands provide various ecological services, such as flood attenuation, coastline protection, water purification, and carbon regulation. Due to human disturbances and climate change, wetlands worldwide have been suffering from serious degradation. The monitoring and simulation of wetland ecological processes is helpful to better evaluate the evolution of ecosystems (positive or negative) and carry out corresponding protection and management countermeasures.

In this Special Issue, we encourage contributions that aim to build a better understanding of how wetlands respond to water level fluctuation, precipitation, eutrophication, land use changes, invasion of alien species, storms, and so on. Different kinds of research findings from field experiments (multiple sites), large-scale transect surveys and combined with remote sensing products are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Zhenguo Niu
Prof. Dr. Bin Zhao
Prof. Dr. Zhaoqing Luan
Dr. Bo Guan
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • wetland mapping
  • wetland landscape and functions
  • biodiversity monitoring
  • wetland connectivity
  • assessment
  • carbon sink
  • land-use sustainability
  • simulation of wetland geochemical cycle models
  • monitoring of wetland restoration

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The Impacts of Beaver Dams on Groundwater Regime and Habitat 6510
by Ryszard Oleszczuk, Sławomir Bajkowski, Janusz Urbański, Bogumiła Pawluśkiewicz, Marcin J. Małuszyński, Ilona Małuszyńska, Jan Jadczyszyn and Edyta Hewelke
Land 2024, 13(11), 1902; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13111902 - 13 Nov 2024
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Changes in land usage, increasing climatic uncertainty, and dynamic development of the rate of natural population growth of the Eurasian beaver will lead to increasing benefits and disadvantages from beaver activity. During three growing seasons from 2020 to 2022, four cross-sections were marked [...] Read more.
Changes in land usage, increasing climatic uncertainty, and dynamic development of the rate of natural population growth of the Eurasian beaver will lead to increasing benefits and disadvantages from beaver activity. During three growing seasons from 2020 to 2022, four cross-sections were marked on unused sub-irrigation systems with the periodic occurrence of beaver dams, located on organic soils in parts of the facility protected by the Habitats Directive (natural habitat 6510) in Central Poland. Periodic water table measurements in wells, the beds of adjacent ditches, and the riverbed were carried out. Identification of the states and structures of plant communities was done using the botanical-weight analysis of several samples with an area of 1 m2. Beaver dams increased water levels in the river, ditches, and groundwater depth in over 78% of events in 2020–2022 years. A large impact of precipitation on the hydraulic conditions in the meadow was observed. In the studied area, since a moderately moist habitat (6510) is protected within the Natura 2000 network, phenomena increasing soil moisture, in the absence of mowing of meadows and the occurrence of expansive herbaceous vegetation that tolerates increased moisture, may lead to the disappearance of these habitats, especially in the zone near the riverbed. Full article
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Wetlands Mapping and Monitoring with Long-Term Time Series Satellite Data Based on Google Earth Engine, Random Forest, and Feature Optimization: A Case Study in Gansu Province, China
by Jian Zhang, Xiaoqian Liu, Yao Qin, Yaoyuan Fan and Shuqian Cheng
Land 2024, 13(9), 1527; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13091527 - 20 Sep 2024
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Given global climate change and rapid land cover changes due to human activities, accurately identifying, extracting, and monitoring the long-term evolution of wetland resources is profoundly significant, particularly in areas with fragile ecological conditions. Gansu Province, located in northwest China, contains all wetland [...] Read more.
Given global climate change and rapid land cover changes due to human activities, accurately identifying, extracting, and monitoring the long-term evolution of wetland resources is profoundly significant, particularly in areas with fragile ecological conditions. Gansu Province, located in northwest China, contains all wetland types except coastal wetlands. The complexity of its wetland types has resulted in a lack of accurate and comprehensive information on wetland changes. Using Gansu Province as a case study, we employed the GEE platform and Landsat time-series satellite data, combining high-quality sample datasets with feature-optimized multi-source feature sets. The random forest algorithm was utilized to create wetland classification maps for Gansu Province across eight periods from 1987 to 2020 at a 30 m resolution and to quantify changes in wetland area and type. The results showed that the wetland mapping method achieved robust classification results, with an average overall accuracy (OA) of 96.0% and a kappa coefficient of 0.954 across all years. The marsh type exhibited the highest average user accuracy (UA) and producer accuracy (PA), at 96.4% and 95.2%, respectively. Multi-source feature aggregation and feature optimization effectively improve classification accuracy. Topographic and seasonal features were identified as the most important for wetland extraction, while textural features were the least important. By 2020, the total wetland area in Gansu Province was 10,575.49 km2, a decrease of 4536.86 km2 compared to 1987. The area of marshes decreased the most, primarily converting into grasslands and forests. River, lake, and constructed wetland types generally exhibited an increasing trend with fluctuations. This study provides technical support for wetland ecological protection in Gansu Province and offers a reference for wetland mapping, monitoring, and sustainable development in arid and semi-arid regions. Full article
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