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dc.contributor.advisorBrathen, Kari Anne
dc.contributor.advisorNilsen, Lennart
dc.contributor.advisorSchaepman, Michael E.
dc.contributor.authorIbarrola, Edurne
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-20T12:24:00Z
dc.date.available2014-08-20T12:24:00Z
dc.date.issued2014-05-15
dc.description.abstractEmpetrum nigrum dominates in alpine and northern part of Norway. It is an allelopathic species that can reduce both productivity and biodiversity in ecosystems. The study focuses on identifying and determining different cover of E. nigrum by means of remote sensing data within two regions of Northern Norway, Ifjord in Finnmark and Troms areas. Field data were collected within 50 study points and E. nigrum was cover recorded. Field data were compared with Landsat 7 ETM+ and Landsat 8 OLI satellite images. Remote sensing is a practical and cost-effective tool to classify land cover and study vegetation changes when large areas are measured. Landsat images were chosen due to good cover, spatial resolution, free availability and its long history, which allows going back in time. Besides, small field plots were measured in the Troms area with ASD FieldSpec spectroradiometer in order to extract a spectral signature of E. nigrum, in coexistence with other common species. Several supervised and unsupervised classification algorithms were performed on the satellite data using the ENVI image processing software. It resulted that neither the specific features (evergreen appearance with a dense cover of tiny leaves with glands producing the allelopathic compound Batatasin-III, and its dominance over vast land areas) nor the ASD FieldSpec measurements of E. nigrum, were suitable for extracting a spectral signature of the species that made a good classification. However, the best result was obtained using a spectral unmixing classification applied to radiometric corrected images in both areas separately. A spectral library created by endmember determination from Landsat data was used for this classification. An evaluation (Pearson correlation), was made in both areas combined as well as in Ifjord study area and Tromsø study area separately. No-correlation between the ground truth data and the data extracted from the spectral unmixing analysis was observed when both areas where combined (r = 0.15). Whereas, a positive correlation appeared when analysing both areas separately (Tromsø, r = 0.55 and Ifjord r = 0.57). Landsat has several issues concerning to endmember determination, spatial, temporal and spectral resolution, as well as data acquisition problem. However, some solutions are proposed. So, it is concluded that Landsat is a good option for E. nigrum retrieval. The opinion is that future studies need to include these improvements or solutions, in order to achieve an E. nigrum classification with a higher correlation coefficient from Landsat imagery.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/6556
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_6157
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2014 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDBIO-3950en
dc.subjectRemote sensingen
dc.subjectLandsaten
dc.subjectEmpetrum nigrumen
dc.subjectNorthern Norwayen
dc.subjectSpectral unmixing classificationen
dc.subjectASD FieldSpecen
dc.subjectENVIen
dc.subjectVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488en
dc.subjectVDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Økologi: 488en
dc.titleSpectral Analysis and image classification of the dwarf shrub Empetrum nigrum (L.) by means of remote sensing data.en
dc.typeMaster thesisen
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen


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