Mapping mangrove dynamics and colonization patterns at the Suriname coast using historic satellite data and the LandTrendr algorithm
Mangroves play an important role in protecting coasts against wave energy and storms. Mangrove ecosystems provide important habitats for fauna and flora and are an important carbon sink. Loss of mangroves forest may lead to enhanced coastal erosion. Mangroves are complex ecosystems and processes of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243420309363 |