Mangrove forest distributions and dynamics in Madagascar (1975-2005)

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2104-2117

  Giri, Chandra ^a   Muhlhausen, Joseph ^a  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aster; Change analysis; Landsat; Madagascar; Mangrove

Indexed keywords

ASTER; CHANGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT; MADAGASCAR; MANGROVE;

URBAN GROWTH;

DEFORESTATION;

EID: 43049125499     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8042104     Document Type: Article

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