Naomi Ter Borg, Rebecca
- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
In Sweden, drainage and the construction of water infrastructure have influenced agriculture in the last few centuries both positively and negatively. Recently, a trend has set in where wetlands are constructed to retain water, retain and reduce nutrients and to enhance the biodiversity. This study aimed to use remote sensing techniques to study landscape water retention over time. In this pilot study, water retention structures in Gotland (57 degrees 28'35.0 '' N18 degrees 29' 13.9 '' E) and Kalmar Lan (56 degrees 39'41 '' N16 degrees 21'46 '' E) for 2000/2001 and 2020 were identified and analyzed using Landsat data. In this study, it was found that the number of water retention structures (>0.8 ha) increased from 44 to 101 for Gotland Lan and from 44 to 127 for Kalmar Lan. Most water retention structures were
Keywords
Water retention structures; wetlands; reservoirs; remote sensing; Gotland Lan; Kalmar Lan
Published in
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil & Plant Science
2022, volume: 72, number: 1, pages: 111-126
Publisher: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS AS
SLU Authors
Barron, Jennie
- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Environmental Sciences
Earth Observation
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2021.1993993
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/114383