Disappearing Lake Alaotra: Monitoring catastrophic erosion, waterway silting, and land degradation hazards in Madagascar using Landsat imagery

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-252

  Bakoariniaina, Lao Nathalie ^a   Kusky, Timothy ^a   Raharimahefa, Tsilavo ^a  

^a Saint Louis University   (United States)

Author keywords

Deforestation; Erosion; Landsat; Lavaka; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LAKE EVOLUTION; REMOTE SENSING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; LAKE ALAOTRA; MADAGASCAR; TOAMASINA;

EID: 32944456018     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: 1464343X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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