Using remote sensing and gis techniques for detecting land cover changes of mangrove habitats in Goa, India
IR@NIO: CSIR-National Institute Of Oceanography, Goa
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Nagi, H.M.
Rodrigues, R.S. ManiMurali, R. Jagtap, T.G. |
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2014-11-20T07:43:34Z
2014-11-20T07:43:34Z 2014 |
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Faculty of Science Bulletin, vol.26; 2014; 21-33
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4638 |
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Ecologically Sensitive Marine Habitats (ESMH), including mangroves ecosystems, is of immense ecological and socioeconomic values. Goa, a tourist destination, has limited cover of such habitats and has been intensively subjected to anthropogenic pressures during the past decade. Time lapse (1997, 2001 and 2006) satellite data (IRS-1C LISS III, IRS-1D LISS III and IRS-P6 LISS III) indicated alterations in land use patterns. The present study showed that mangrove habitats in Goa have increased by 22 % in area between 1997 and 2006. The increase in mangrove cover could be attributed to rehabilitation as well as invasion by mangroves of agricultural farms, inundated due to breach of embankments. Present findings may be of a great help in understanding the changes in ESMH and for formulating effective strategies for their conservation and rehabilitation.
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en
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Sana’a University
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Copyright [2014] Sana’a University. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
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mangroves ecosystem
remote sensing GIS techniques conservation |
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Using remote sensing and gis techniques for detecting land cover changes of mangrove habitats in Goa, India
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Journal Article
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