Mangrove forest dynamics in Tanintharyi, Myanmar from 1989–2014, and the role of future economic and political developments

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 224-243

  Gaw, Leon Y F ^a   Linkie, Matthew ^b,c   Friess, Daniel A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society Bogor   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

agriculture; aquaculture; deforestation; land cover change; remote sensing; rice

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DEFORESTATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOREST DYNAMICS; FUTURE PROSPECT; LAND COVER; MANGROVE; NATURAL RESOURCE; POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT; REMOTE SENSING; RICE;

MYANMAR; TANINTHARYI;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 85041657365     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12228     Document Type: Article

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