Remote sensing the hydrological variability of Tanzania's Lake Natron, a vital Lesser Flamingo breeding site under threat

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 148-158

  Tebbs, E J ^a   Remedios, J J ^a   Avery, S T ^a   Harper, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; MNDWI; Saline alkaline lakes

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SITE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; ECOHYDROLOGY; LANDSAT; REMOTE SENSING; SALINE LAKE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WADER;

EWASO NGIRO BASIN; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY;

PHOENICOPTERIDAE; PHOENICOPTERUS MINOR;

EID: 84882456352     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: 20803397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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