Mangrove carbon stocks and ecosystem cover dynamics in southwest Madagascar and the implications for local management

Forests

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Benson, Lisa ^a,b   Glass, Leah ^a   Jones, Trevor Gareth ^a,c   Ravaoarinorotsihoarana, Lalao ^a   Rakotomahazo, Cicelin ^a  

^a BLUE VENTURES CONSERVATION   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baie des Assassins; Blue carbon; Helodrano Fagnemotse; Landsat; Madagascar; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING;

BAIE DES ASSASSINS; HELODRANO FAGNEMOTSE; LANDSAT; MADAGASCAR; MANGROVES;

FORESTRY;

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; LANDSAT; MANGROVE; VEGETATION COVER;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; MANGROVE; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EAST AFRICA; MADAGASCAR;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 85020052328     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f8060190     Document Type: Article

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