Digital terrain modelling to investigate the effects of sea level rise on mangrove propagule establishment

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 356, Issue , 2008, Pages 175-188

  Di Nitto, D ^a   Dahdouh Guebas, F ^a,b   Kairo, J G ^c   Decleir, H ^a   Koedam, N ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

DTM; Gazi Bay; GIS; Kenya; Mangrove; Propagule dispersal; Roots; Topography

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; DISPERSAL; GIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MANGROVE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; PROPAGULE; ROOT SYSTEM; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AFRICA; COAST PROVINCE; EAST AFRICA; GAZI BAY; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CERIOPS TAGAL; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 42249109513     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07228     Document Type: Article

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