Assessment of mangrove vegetation on Abu Minqar Island of the Red Sea

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 331-336

  Saleh, Mahmoud A ^a  

^a TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid lands; Avicennia marina; Biodiversity; Conservation; Mangrove mapping; Remote sensing; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COASTAL STRUCTURE; DATA SET; ISLAND; MANGROVE; MAPPING; POLLUTION EFFECT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY;

ABU MINQAR ISLAND; AFRICA; EGYPT; GULF OF SUEZ; INDIAN OCEAN; NORTH AFRICA; RED SEA [(GVR) EGYPT]; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA;

EID: 33749994005     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.05.016     Document Type: Article

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