Assessment of changes in the seagrass-dominated submerged vegetation of tropical Chwaka Bay (Zanzibar) using satellite remote sensing

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 399-408

  Gullström, Martin ^a   Lundén, Bengt ^b   Bodin, Maria ^c   Kangwe, Juma ^b,d   Öhman, Marcus C ^b   Mtolera, Matern S P ^d   Björk, Mats ^b  

^a GÖTEBORG UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Chwaka Bay; East African region; Landsat; Satellite remote sensing; Seagrass; Vegetation changes; Zanzibar

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING; SEAGRASS MEADOW; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION MAPPING;

AFRICA; CHWAKA BAY; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA; ZANZIBAR SOUTH AND CENTRAL;

ALGAE; HALOPHILA;

EID: 33645009632     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.020     Document Type: Article

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