Recording seagrass growth in Mosquito Lagoon, Florida after Hurricanes Ian and Nicole
Dominic B. Mashak
Hurricanes Ian and Nicole hit Mosquito Lagoon, Florida in the Fall of 2022 and since then, the ecosystem has greatly shifted. Prior to these storm events, seagrass in Mosquito Lagoon was almost non-existent due to poor ecosystem conditions but made a rapid recovery in 2023. To study this change, a Random Forest Classification was implemented using Harmonized Landsat Sentinel imagery semi-monthly from September 2022 to January 2024. A model was created for each date in the period, and it was evid