Remote sensing and GIS applications for suitable mangrove afforestation area selection in the coastal zone of Bangladesh

Geocarto International

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-65

  Hossain, Md Shahadat ^a   Lin, C Kwei ^a   Hussain, M Zakir ^b  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b The World Conservation Union ^*  (Thailand)

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EID: 84987805602     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040308542264     Document Type: Article

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