Massive accumulations of cyanobacteria (aka “blue-green algae”), known as freshwater
harmful algal blooms (FHABs), are a common global occurrence in water bodies used for …

Surface mining and reclamation is the dominant driver of land cover land use change
(LCLUC) in the Central Appalachian Mountain region of the Eastern US Accurate …

Mapping tools are needed to document the location and extent of Phragmites australis, a tall
grass that invades coastal marshes throughout North America, displacing native plant …

Since European settlement, over 50% of coastal wetlands have been lost in the Laurentian
Great Lakes basin, causing growing concern and increased monitoring by government …

Lake Hawassa watershed is characterized by decades of deterioration with mismanagement
of natural resources. Hence, the current study was aimed at assessing the magnitude and …

Process-based hydrologic models are usually calibrated prior to application to ensure that
they closely match reality. However, different hydrologic response to varied climatic …

Land-use change in the United States is a significant factor in environmental degradation,
and occurs at a faster rate than population growth. This paper develops the hypothesis that …

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index (NDVI) 16-day composite data product (MOD12Q) was used to develop annual …

The research aimed to quantify the lake area dynamics, evaluate the changes in distance
and rate of lake shorelines quantitatively and spatially and investigate the key factors …

Abstract Wetlands of the Great Lakes region are increasingly dominated by invasive cattails
(Typha angustifolia and Typha X glauca) which form dense stands of live and dead biomass …