Assessment of changes in the seagrass-dominated submerged vegetation of tropical Chwaka Bay (Zanzibar) using satellite remote sensing. Estuar Coast Shelf S

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorGullström, Martin
dc.contributor.authorLundén, Bengt Axel
dc.contributor.authorBodin, Maria
dc.contributor.authorKangwe, Juma
dc.contributor.authorÖhman, Marcus C.
dc.contributor.authorMtolera, Matern S. P.
dc.contributor.authorBjörk, Mats
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-15T13:11:36Z
dc.date.available2016-02-15T13:11:36Z
dc.date.issued2006-02-15
dc.descriptionFull text can be accessed in the following link http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771405003860en_US
dc.description.abstractSpatial and temporal dynamics of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) cover were studied in the relatively pristine and seagrass-dominated area of Chwaka Bay, Zanzibar (Tanzania) by using satellite remote sensing. Through complementary field work the potential of the technique for change detection was verified. The general changes in SAV cover were examined using Landsat images from 1986, 1987, 1998, 2001 and 2003. Two of these images, from 1987 (Landsat TM) and 2003 (Landsat ETM+), were specifically analysed to create a map of the change in SAV cover. Overall, the general distribution of SAV stayed fairly stable over the period investigated, but the result also showed regions where significant alterations, both losses and gains, had occurred between the two years. Based on our findings and anecdotal information from local fishermen and seaweed farmers potential causative factors are discussed. It was concluded that a repeated mapping with satellite remote sensing is a suitable tool to monitor changes of seagrass and seaweed distribution in shallow tropical environments.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGullström, M., Lundén, B., Bodin, M., Kangwe, J., Öhman, M.C., Mtolera, M.S. and Björk, M., 2006. Assessment of changes in the seagrass-dominated submerged vegetation of tropical Chwaka Bay (Zanzibar) using satellite remote sensing. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 67(3), pp.399-408.en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/400
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectVegetation changesen_US
dc.subjectSeagrassen_US
dc.subjectSatellite remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectLandsaten_US
dc.subjectChwaka Bayen_US
dc.subjectZanzibaren_US
dc.subjectEast African regionen_US
dc.titleAssessment of changes in the seagrass-dominated submerged vegetation of tropical Chwaka Bay (Zanzibar) using satellite remote sensing. Estuar Coast Shelf Sen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Assessment of changes in the seagrass-dominated submerged vegetation of tropical Chwaka Bay (Zanzibar) using satellite remote sensing.pdf
Size:
7.21 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Abstract
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Institute of Marine Sciences