Wetland Ecosystem Functional Groups in the Maputaland Coastal Plain of South Africa

Heidi Van Deventer's dataset quantifies the extent and rates of change in wetland ecosystem functional groups in the Maputaland Coastal Plain of South Africa. It relates to three publications, including a 2026 article in Science of the Total Environment and a 2024 Water Research Commission report. The dataset is 389.6 KB in size and was last updated on April 14, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze wetland ecosystem change over time based on the described temporal analysis of functional groups.
• Validate remote sensing classification methods for wetlands based on the use of Landsat, Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2 data mentioned.
• Model the impact of environmental pressures on coastal wetlands based on the geographic focus on the Maputaland Coastal Plain.

Strengths

• Dataset is directly linked to three peer-reviewed or institutional publications, providing academic context.
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open sharing and reuse.
• Last updated date of 2026-04-14 suggests recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Dataset size is only 389.6 KB, indicating a very limited scope or highly processed summary data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical modeling.

Provenance

Source

Heidi Van Deventer, associated with publications in Science of the Total Environment and the Water Research Commission.

Collection Method

Likely derived from remote sensing analysis using Landsat, Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2 data via Google Earth Engine, as referenced in the description.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 09:21:17.

Geography

Maputaland Coastal Plain, South Africa.