Madagascar's mangroves: Quantifying nation-wide and ecosystem specific dynamics, and detailed contemporary mapping of distinct ecosystems

Remote Sensing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Jones, Trevor G ^a,b   Glass, Leah ^a   Gandhi, Samir ^a   Ravaoarinorotsihoarana, Lalao ^a   Carro, Aude ^a   Benson, Lisa ^a   Ratsimba, Harifidy Rakoto ^c   Giri, Chandra ^d   Randriamanatena, Dannick ^e   Cripps, Garth ^a  

^a BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Coastal; Dynamics; Landsat; Madagascar; Mangrove

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; DYNAMICS; ECOLOGY;

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; COASTAL; COASTAL COMMUNITIES; LANDSAT; MADAGASCAR; MANGROVE; MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS; REMOTELY SENSED DATA;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84962621662     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs8020106     Document Type: Article

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