Rivers-Moore, Nicholas A.Grenfell, MichaelMohanlal, Shanice2022-02-102024-11-062022-02-102024-11-062021https://hdl.handle.net/10566/17583>Magister Scientiae - MScWetlands have been recognised as one of the most intrinsically valuable and threatened ecosystems in the world. Global estimates indicate that wetlands are being lost or transformed at a rapid rate, exacerbated by projected climate change impacts. This has prompted the need to improve wetland mapping to address the conservation and management of these ecosystems effectively. However, this remains a challenge. Current mapping approaches estimates of wetland extent vastly underestimate the true extent. Ancillary data has been acknowledged to improve the accuracy of mapping the distribution of wetlands.enLogistic regressionPredictive modellingWetland mappingClimate changeWestern CapeUniversity of Western Cape