Change and fragmentation trends of Zhanjiang mangrove forests in southern China using multi-temporal Landsat imagery (1977-2010)

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 111-120

  Li, M S ^a   Mao, L J ^a,b   Shen, W J ^a   Liu, S Q ^c   Wei, A S ^d  

^a NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Nanjing Forest Police College   (China)

^c GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d East Guangyuan Road 2001   (China)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Driving forces; Fragmentation model; Landsat TM ETM+; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DATA SET; DEFORESTATION; FOREST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; MANGROVE; NATURE RESERVE; SALINE SOIL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHANJIANG;

AVES; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84883141158     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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