Application of remote sensing and GIS in the management of mangrove forests within and adjacent to Kiunga Marine Protected Area, Lamu, Kenya

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-166

  Kairo, J G ^a,b   Kivyatu, B ^c   Koedam, N ^b  

^a KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources   (Kenya)

Author keywords

GIS; Kenya; Kiunga; Mangrove management; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; GIS; MANGROVE; REMOTE SENSING; SILVICULTURE;

KENYA;

CERIOPS; CERIOPS TAGAL; KIUNGA; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 0036425421     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020890711588     Document Type: Article

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