Essays about: "mangrove forest"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words mangrove forest.

  1. 6. The Establishment of Macrobenthic Faunal Communities in Planted Mangroves of Increasing Age

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresurslära

    Author : Simon Jacobsen Ellerstrand; [2017]
    Keywords : Benthos; Shannon-diversity; forestation; biodiversity; ecosystem engineers; development issues; Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : The mangrove ecosystem is a tropical coastal community inhabited by organisms adapted to the stressful environment of the tidal zone. Mangrove ecosystems has in recent years been noted for the important ecosystem services they offer. READ MORE

  3. 7. The effect of environmental and disturbance factors on the presence of different crab species in Pranburi Forest Park, Thailand

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Johanna Rosenquist; [2017]
    Keywords : mangrove forest; Thailand; biodiversity; canopy shade; water depth; human disturbance; Brachyura; Scylla serrata; Uca vocans; Sesarma mederi; Perisesarma bidens;

    Abstract : The mangrove forest is one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems today and they have decreased significantly in Southeast Asia over the past 40 years. Brachyura (crabs) are important for this ecosystem and they function as ecosystem engineers with their burrowing activities that affects the soil and carbon uptake. READ MORE

  4. 8. Tracing mangrove forest dynamics of Bangladesh using historical Landsat data

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Md Monirul Islam; [2017]
    Keywords : Bangladesh; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; Landsat; mangroves; change detection; time-series; NDVI; supervised classification; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Present, accurate, and reliable estimation of mangrove forests in Bangladesh is limited. Former estimation of mangroves extent and density has been more or less restricted to Sundarbans and do not represent the whole country. READ MORE

  5. 9. Identifying active water flow paths in a tropical wetland with radar remote sensing data (wetland interferometry) : The case of the Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta, Colombia

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Author : Alice Guittard; [2016]
    Keywords : wetland interferometry; InSAR; water flow path; Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta; wetland monitoring; mangrove forest;

    Abstract : Despite being one of the most productive ecosystems on earth, wetland areas have been heavily affected by human activities. The Cienaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM) in Colombia is one of these wetlands, where the inadequate construction of roads modified the hydrology and connectivity of this water body, generating massive mangrove mortality episodes. READ MORE

  6. 10. Assessment on Social Vulnerabilities to Climate Change – a Study on South-Western Coastal Region of Bangladesh

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Fariya Laila; [2013]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; climate change; social vulnerability assessment; Bangladesh coastal areas;

    Abstract : According to the Global Climate Risk Index, Bangladesh with its densely populated coastal areas is considered as one of the most vulnerable countries affected by climate change in the world. In this context, the goal of this research is to assess the social vulnerability of the south-western coastal communities of the country,which is becoming more vulnerable, trying to understand the underlying social conditions of coastal people who are dependent on limited natural resources. READ MORE