Mapping South Africa’s canopy forming kelp forests using low-cost, high-resolution Sentinel-2 imagery

• Published in: Estuarine, coastal and shelf science p. 108989
• Main Authors: Dunga, Loyiso, Lück-Vogel, Melanie, Blamey, Laura K., Bolton, John, Rothman, Mark, Desmet, Phil, Sink, Kerry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2024
• Subjects: coastal ecosystems; Kelp forests; Laminariales; marine mapping; remote sensing; rocky reef; Sentinel-2; rocky reef; Laminariales; Kelp forests; Sentinel-2; remote sensing; coastal ecosystems; marine mapping

Globally, kelp forests play a vital role in providing ecological, social and economic services. They contribute to the livelihoods and resilience of many coastal communities. To date, a gap exists in contemporary, comprehensive and consistent maps of South African kelp forests, since they were last...