Use of satellite remote sensing for coastal conservation in the eastern african coast: Advantages and shortcomings

European Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 293-304

  Ferreira, Maria Adelaide ^a   Andrade, Francisco ^b   Mendes, Ricardo Nogueira ^b   Paula, José ^b  

^a Instituto do Mar   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal zone management; Habitat mapping; Landsat TM5; Mozambique; Tanzania; Transboundary marine protected areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MAPPING; LANDSAT; MARINE PROTECTED AREA; MOZAMBIQUE; TANZANIA;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84870336678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22797254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/EuJRS20124526     Document Type: Article

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