Fig 1.
Map of the study area in middle Nile Delta showing Burullus Lagoon and sampling sites.
Table 1.
Summary of vegetation indices, equations, and sources.
Table 2.
Summary of sediment indices, equations and references.
Fig 2.
Workflow of the methodological framework applied in this study.
Table 3.
The floristic composition of the different habitats in Burullus Lake.
Fig 3.
Summary of taxonomic, life-form, and chorotype patterns of the recorded species in the study area: a) species richness per family, b) distribution of plant life-forms, and c) chorotype groups.
Fig 4.
Spectral reflectance pattern for plant species.
Table 4.
One-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD results for species discrimination across spectral regions.
Fig 5.
ANOVA and Tukey HSD results for differentiating plant samples across the blue, green and NIR spectral Zones.
Fig 6.
ANOVA and Tukey HSD analyses for differentiating plant samples across Red, SWIR I and SWIR II spectral Zones.
Table 5.
Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) classification results for dominant wetland species based on spectral signatures.
Table 6.
Optimal spectral wavelengths and zones for discriminating plant species in Burullus wetland.
Table 7.
Vegetation index values (MSI, NDVI, PSRI, SR, and EVI).
Table 8.
Calculated Leaf Pigment Index: Carotenoid Reflectance Index (CRI 1 & 2), Anthocyanin Reflectance Index (ARI & 2) and chlorophyll a and b concentration.
Table 9.
Red-edge vegetation indices (RENDVI, MRENDVI, MRESR, and REPI).