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Analysis of Land Use Evolution of Suzhou Wetlands Based on RS and GIS

Researchers used satellite remote sensing and GIS to track changes in land use and wetland coverage in Suzhou, China over time. Understanding how wetland ecosystems change is important for assessing their capacity to filter pollutants, including microplastics carried by stormwater and runoff.

2023 International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology 1 citations
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Spatiotemporal changes in land use and residential satisfaction in the Huai River-Gaoyou Lake Rim area

Researchers used two decades of satellite data to track land use changes and ecological risks in China's Jiangsu Province, focusing on shifts between agricultural, urban, and wetland areas. Land use changes alter how plastic waste and microplastics are transported and deposited in freshwater ecosystems.

2023 Open Geosciences 1 citations
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Aquaculture industry under the blue transformation in Jiangsu, China: Structure evolution and spatial agglomeration

This study analyzed how the aquaculture industry in Jiangsu, China has evolved spatially and structurally as part of the country's push toward more sustainable ocean use. The findings map industry clusters and growth patterns, informing policy for sustainable coastal aquaculture development.

2023 Open Geosciences 2 citations
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Spatial–Temporal Wetland Landcover Changes of Poyang Lake Derived from Landsat and HJ-1A/B Data in the Dry Season from 1973–2019

Satellite imagery analysis of Poyang Lake in China from 1973 to 2019 revealed major shifts in wetland cover types driven by flooding, drought cycles, and human activity. The study is focused on remote sensing of wetland dynamics and is not directly related to microplastics research.

2020 Remote Sensing 28 citations
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A review of remote sensing in coastal aquaculture: data, geographic hotspots, methods, and challenges

This review synthesises remote sensing methods for monitoring coastal aquaculture, covering satellite and aerial data sources, identifying geographic hotspots of aquaculture expansion, and evaluating current and emerging techniques for assessing environmental impacts such as plastic debris from nets, cages, and buoys.

2025 Figshare
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Long-term human expansion and the environmental impacts on the coastal zone of China

This study analyzed long-term expansion of reclamation, aquaculture ponds, and urban land cover in the Circum-Bohai Coastal Zone of China from satellite data using Google Earth Engine. Human coastal expansion accelerated significantly over the study period and was associated with declining ecosystem services including carbon storage, water purification, and biodiversity habitat.

2022 Frontiers in Marine Science 17 citations
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A review of remote sensing in coastal aquaculture: data, geographic hotspots, methods, and challenges

This review examines remote sensing applications in coastal aquaculture, synthesising data sources, geographic hotspots, and methodological advances that allow satellite and aerial imagery to monitor aquaculture facility extent, water quality, and environmental impacts including plastic debris from aquaculture infrastructure.

2025 Figshare
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A review of remote sensing in coastal aquaculture: data, geographic hotspots, methods, and challenges

A review of remote sensing applications in coastal aquaculture examined available data sources, geographic coverage, and analytical methods for monitoring aquaculture zones. This is relevant to microplastic research because aquaculture operations are both exposed to and potential sources of microplastic contamination in coastal waters.

2025 GIScience & Remote Sensing 1 citations
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Land Use Changesand Their Impacts on Ecosystem ServiceValue in the Qinghai Lake Basin, 2003-2023

Researchers examined spatiotemporal land use changes and their effects on ecosystem service value in the Qinghai Lake Basin of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau over a 20-year period from 2003 to 2023. The study found that land use alterations significantly disrupted biodiversity, soil retention, water conservation, and overall ecosystem service value in this important inland saltwater lake region.

2025 Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
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Standardized Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation Biological Index Method for Ecosystem Health Evaluation in Large Waters of Aquaculture Type

Researchers developed a standardized fuzzy comprehensive evaluation biological index method for assessing ecosystem health in large aquaculture-type water bodies, providing a more nuanced tool for monitoring river and lake ecosystem conditions under increasing human environmental pressure.

2022 Academic Journal of Environmental Biology
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Evaluation of the Spatiotemporal Change of Ecological Quality under the Context of Urban Expansion—A Case Study of Typical Urban Agglomerations in China

Researchers tracked changes in ecological quality across three major urban areas in China over two decades of rapid urbanization. They found that urban expansion significantly reduced ecological quality in surrounding areas, with the most severe impacts occurring in newly developed zones. The study provides a framework for monitoring how urbanization affects local ecosystems using remote sensing data.

2023 Remote Sensing 20 citations
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Effects of Urbanization on Landscape Patterns in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River Region

This remote sensing study analyzed how urbanization changed land use and landscape patterns in the middle Yangtze River region of China over several decades. Rapid urbanization replaced natural vegetation with impervious surfaces, reducing ecosystem services like water filtration. Urban expansion is closely linked to increases in plastic consumption and microplastic pollution in adjacent water bodies.

2021 Land 19 citations
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Estimating Reed Bed Cover in Hungarian Fish Ponds Using NDVI-Based Remote Sensing Technique

Researchers demonstrated that NDVI-based remote sensing using freely available Sentinel-2 satellite imagery can accurately estimate reed bed cover in Hungarian fish ponds, providing a cost-effective tool for monitoring aquaculture pond ecosystems.

2023 Water 8 citations
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The Changes in Dominant Driving Factors in the Evolution Process of Wetland in the Yellow River Delta during 2015–2022

This paper is not about microplastics; it uses satellite time-series imagery to analyze changes in wetland area and type in the Yellow River Delta between 2015 and 2022.

2023 Remote Sensing 7 citations
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Landscape Ecological Risk Assessment Based on Land Use Change in the Yellow River Basin of Shaanxi, China

Researchers assessed landscape ecological risk in the Yellow River Basin of Shaanxi, China using land use change data, finding that fragmentation and conversion of natural habitats driven by urbanization and agriculture have substantially increased ecological risk across the basin over recent decades.

2022 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 33 citations
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Artificial Neural Networks for Mapping Coastal Lagoon of Chilika Lake, India, Using Earth Observation Data

Researchers used satellite imagery processed with machine learning methods to map the environmental conditions of Chilika Lake, a Ramsar-designated coastal lagoon in India. The study assessed the ecological state of Asia's largest brackish water lagoon, which faces threats from climate effects and anthropogenic pressures. The findings contribute to monitoring efforts for this internationally important wetland ecosystem.

2024 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 15 citations
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Long-Term and Bimonthly Estimation of Lake Water Extent Using Google Earth Engine and Landsat Data

Long-term bimonthly satellite estimates of lake water surface area were generated for numerous lakes using Google Earth Engine and Landsat imagery from the 1970s to the present. The method produced a reliable time series of lake area dynamics at high spatial resolution. Monitoring lake area changes is important for understanding how water availability is shifting under climate change.

2022 Remote Sensing 4 citations
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Evaluation of plateau wetland ecological security and its influencing factors in multi-climatic zones: A case study of Yunnan Province

Not a microplastics paper — this study assesses the ecological security of plateau wetlands across Yunnan Province, China using a pressure-state-response model based on remote sensing data, identifying climate and human activity as key threats to these fragile ecosystems.

2023 Research Square (Research Square) 2 citations
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Occurrence of microplastic in the water of different types of aquaculture ponds in an important lakeside freshwater aquaculture area of China

Microplastics were detected in aquaculture pond water across an important freshwater aquaculture region in China, with pond type and cultured species influencing microplastic occurrence and composition.

2021 Chemosphere 81 citations
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Estimating Forest Aboveground Carbon Storage in Hang-Jia-Hu Using Landsat TM/OLI Data and Random Forest Model

Researchers used Landsat satellite imagery and machine learning to estimate forest carbon storage in a region of China over two decades. The study demonstrates remote sensing as a practical tool for tracking carbon stocks and the effects of land-use change.

2019 Forests 32 citations
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Large Scale Agricultural Plastic Mulch Detecting and Monitoring with Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study in Xinjiang, China

Satellite imagery was used to monitor plastic mulch film coverage across large agricultural areas in China, mapping both spatial extent and temporal changes. Accurately tracking plastic mulch use is important because agricultural film residues are a major source of microplastic contamination in farmland soils.

2019 Remote Sensing 57 citations
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Secchi Disk Depth Estimation from China’s New Generation of GF-5 Hyperspectral Observations Using a Semi-Analytical Scheme

Researchers validated a satellite-based method for estimating water clarity (Secchi disk depth) in Chinese lakes using hyperspectral imagery. While focused on remote sensing of water quality, such tools can be applied to monitoring microplastic distribution in aquatic environments by proxy.

2020 Remote Sensing 26 citations
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Response Time of Vegetation to Drought in Weihe River Basin, China

This is a hydrology study analyzing how vegetation in China's Weihe River Basin responds to drought using satellite vegetation indices; it is not a microplastics research paper.

2023 Atmosphere 7 citations
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A Framework to Identify Priority Areas for Restoration: Integrating Human Demand and Ecosystem Services in Dongting Lake Eco-Economic Zone, China

Researchers developed a framework integrating human demand and ecosystem services to identify priority restoration areas in the Dongting Lake Eco-Economic Zone, enabling more targeted and beneficial ecological restoration planning.

2023 Land 11 citations