Mangrove health assessment using spatial metrics and multi-temporal remote sensing data.

ABSTRACT: Mangrove forest plays a very important role for both ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation. In Vietnam, mangrove is mainly distributed in the Mekong delta. Recently, mangrove areas in this region decreased rapidly in both quality and quantity. The forest became bare, divided and scattered into many small patches, which was a major driver of ecosystem degradation. Without a quantitative method for effectively assessing mangrove health in the regional scale, the sustainably conserving mangrove is the challenge for the local governments. Remote sensing data has been widely used for monitoring mangrove distributions, while the characterization of spatial metrics is important to understand the underlying processes of mangrove change. The objectives of this study were to develop an ap

SUBMITTER: Hai PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9725159 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature