The effect of anthropogenic drivers on spatial patterns of mangrove land use on the Amazon coast.

ABSTRACT: Mangroves play an essential ecological role in the maintenance of the coastal zone and are extremely important for the socioeconomics of coastal communities. However, mangrove ecosystems are impacted by a range of anthropogenic pressures, and the loss of this habitat can be attributed primarily to the human occupation of the coastal zone. In the present study, we analyzed the spatial patterns of land use in the mangrove of the Brazilian Amazon coast, and evaluated the anthropogenic drivers of this impact, using a remote sensing approach. We mapped the road network using RapidEye images, and human settlements using global data. The results of these analyses indicate that the Brazilian Amazon coast has a low population density and low rates of anthropogenic impact in most of the coastal micr

SUBMITTER: Hayashi SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594664 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature