Mangroves and Aquaculture [electronic resource] A Five Decade Remote Sensing Analysis of Ecuador’s Estuarine Environments / by Stuart E. Hamilton.

This book uses five decades of map data, air photos, and medium to high-resolution satellite imagery to track the expansions of aquaculture and the loss of both estuarine and mangrove land covers in Ecuador. The results are staggering. In some regions, Ecuador has lost almost 50% of its estuarine sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Coastal Research Library, 2211-0585 ; 33
Main Author: Hamilton, Stuart E. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Coastal Research Library, 33
Subjects:
Physical geography.
Geographic information systems.
Environment.
Plants—Evolution.
Water.
Hydrology.
Online Access:
Springer Earth and Environmental Science eBooks 2020 English/International: 2020 (Springer Link)
Variant Title:
Mangroves and Aquaculture: A Five Decade Remote Sensing Analysis of Ecuador’s Estuarine Environments
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Botany of Mangroves
  • Chapter 2. Botany of Mangroves
  • Chapter 3. Introduction to Coastal Ecuador
  • Chapter 4. Assessing 50 Years of Mangrove Forest Loss along the Pacific Coast of Ecuador: A Remote Sensing Synthesis
  • Chapter 5. Results
  • Chapter 6. Discussion: Local Actions with Global Consequences.