Assessment of riparian environments through semi-automated procedures for the computation of eco-morphological indicators: Preliminary results of the WEQUAL project
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31 dic 2019
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Categoría del artículo: Research Article
Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2019
Páginas: 131 - 145
Recibido: 11 jun 2019
Aceptado: 04 ago 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/boku-2019-0012
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Area in percentage obtained through the validation of the automatic analysis procedure_Tabelle 3_ Fläche in Prozent, die durch die Validierung des automatischen Analyseverfahrens erhalten wurde_
Visual survey Area (%) | Automatic survey Area (%) | Differences Area (%) | |
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Vegetation | 53.2 | 50.3 | −2.9 |
Water | 27.2 | 21.0 | −6.2 |
Ground | 19.6 | 28.7 | 9.1 |
Summary of the main features of the rotary-wing UAVs used for the environmental surveys_Tabelle 2_ Zusammenfassung der Hauptmerkmale der Drehflügel-UAVs, die für die Umweltuntersuchungen verwendet werden_
Mavtech Q4E | Mavtech DJI S900 | |
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Number of rotors (−) | 4 | 6 |
Weight (kg) | 3.5 | 8.2 |
Diagonal wheelbase (m) | 0.59 | 0.9 |
Endurance (min) | 20–25 | 15 |
Cruise speed (m/s) | 6 | 3 |
Maximum area coverable (ha) | 4 | 5 |
Equipment installable on-board | SONY RX-100 | Yellowscan surveyor |
Micasense RedEdge-M |
Indicators to be evaluated for the ecological assessment of fluvial areas_ In the present table, the indicators are divided in automatically assessable or not_Tabelle 1_ Indikatoren zur Evaluation der ökologischen Bewertung von Flusslandschaften_ Die Indikatoren sind unterteilt in automatisch bewertbar oder nicht automatisch bewertbar_
Land use | Vertical continuity |
Lateral continuity | Hydrologic regime |
Longitudinal continuity | Chemical quality |
Morphological heterogeneity | Macrobenthos community |
Retention capability | Carbon footprint |
Fish suitability | |
Riparian zone vegetation | |
Riparian zone width | |
Riparian zone continuity | |
Carbon sequestration |