Masaaki Iiyama

Feasibility to detect rapid change and disappearance of seagrass: Lessons from nearly 80 years of vegetation change in the Ako, Seto Inland Sea, Japan

Abstract. Seagrass meadows provide essential ecosystem services but are declining globally, creating an urgent need for continuous monitoring and management. However, the high cost of commercial satellite imagery and field surveys limits sustained observation, highlighting the ne...