Remote sensing can be utilized in order to give succinct information regarding the arrangement and the constituents of coral reef materials. The biological and physical attributes of the water bodies in which the coral reefs exist are monitored over a period of time and the changes note. This paper explores the different technologies available in the field of remote sensing. Over time, there has been a large improvement as the access to remotely sensed data is concerned. This turn of events mainly fueled by the advancements in the field of Information Technology has resulted in better, improved and more accurate and faster information extraction techniques. This has been accelerated by the fact that governments and institutions have heavily invested in improved technology that has enabled faster results and dissemination of the data obtained over the internet. This paper provides a complete and detailed approach as to the various methods that are used in the field of remote sensing, as the study of coral reefs is concerned. The adverse climatic changes that result due to global; warming have caused massive damages to coral reefs across the globe. It has therefore become necessary to exploit the latest technology in an effort to conserve the remaining coral reef deposits.
Introduction
The coastal regions, the points where the sea waters come into contact with the mainland are places of unique value and importance indeed. They make a very considerable part of the global landscape and are habitats to a very diverse range of ecosystems such as coral reefs, sea grass, mangroves etc.They indeed are important in many ways. There are several significances attached to the existence of the coastal features. The coastal regions provide perfect locations for ports and beautiful harbor which possess great economic value. The coastal features also attract tourism to several regions and provide beautiful spots for the construction of luxurious apartment and villas. The existence of freshwater and salt water in the numerous coastal estuaries provides some of the best places to live on earth. Indeed coastal features are of great economic value to the coastal nations.However, all this beauty and its associated economic value could soon be over if the coastal environment is not properly managed. The continuing pollution in the coastal belts greatly reduce the total production of fish in these regions and also results in massive degradation of the coastal scenery destruction and other valuable resources associated with the coastal wetlands (Pandolfi et al., 2003). It is worth noting that the coastal landscape feature is also act as shield against the very destructive nature of large waves and tsunamis. The storm protection that is provided by the coastal landforms could also be soon lost and this would result in the exposure of the mainland to the massive destruction cased by the sea waves. Such destruction could include losses of life, destruction of property and erosion. In case the coastal mangrove forests are destroyed and the coral reefs are killed, the result would be unimaginable as the storm protection and the economic importances that are associated with the coastal features would be lost. It therefore calls for proper and systematic real time management of the coastal features. This is to ensure that their productivity and growth are maintained for now and the future generations and environmental stability. It is therefore important for the coastal nations across the globe to devise and implement proper ecosystem management in order to realize the sustainable utilization, protection and development of the coastal landforms
In order to succeed in the conservation and preservation processes, it is important to understand the variables and processes that affect the coastal environments and the myriad ways in which they correlate. It is of utmost importance to adopt a holistic approach or a step-by-step one on this process of solving the coastal bottle-necks. It is worth noting the understanding of the processes and the outcome of the interaction in the coastal environment setting is a complex one. A careful, thorough, systematic assessment is therefore mandatory for accuracy to be achieved. Proper understanding of the variables affecting the coastal environment and the coastal landscape is of utmost importance as the management of the coastal ecosystem is concerned. Accuracy can therefore be obtained through the use of proper audit of the data collection and processing techniques.The set of data collected should be handled with accuracy and care.The utilization of remote sensing technology has of late proven to be the best means of providing the information need for the proper management of resources such...
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