Buffering functions of mangroves in the 2004 tsunami

International Journal of Digital Earth

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-274

  Oyana, T J ^a   Sun, W ^b   Sirikulchayanon, P ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chi square analysis; Coastal ecosystem; Land cover change; Mangrove distribution; Proximity analysis; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897500716     PISSN: 17538947     EISSN: 17538955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538940902870668     Document Type: Article

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