Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | |
The Dynamics, Ecological Variability and Estimated Carbon Stocks of Mangroves in Mahajamba Bay, Madagascar | |
Trevor G. Jones3  Harifidy Rakoto Ratsimba4  Lalao Ravaoarinorotsihoarana3  Leah Glass3  Lisa Benson3  Marianne Teoh5  Aude Carro3  Garth Cripps3  Chandra Giri1  Samir Gandhi3  Zo Andriamahenina3  Rado Rakotomanana3  Pierre-Francois Roy2  | |
[1] United States Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science Center, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA; E-Mail:;Catholic Institute of Arts and Crafts, 75 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Toulouse 313000, France; E-Mail:;Blue Ventures Conservation, Villa Bella Fiharena, Rue Gambetta, Lot 259, Toliara 601, Madagascar; E-Mails:;Department of Forestry, University of Antananarivo, PO Box 175, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar; E-Mail:;The Song Saa Foundation 108 e1, Street 19, Phnom Penh 12206, Cambodia; E-Mail: | |
关键词: Madagascar; mangrove; carbon; Landsat; dynamics; coastal; Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES); | |
DOI : 10.3390/jmse3030793 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Mangroves are found throughout the tropics, providing critical ecosystem goods and services to coastal communities and supporting rich biodiversity. Globally, mangroves are being rapidly degraded and deforested at rates exceeding loss in many tropical inland forests. Madagascar contains around 2% of the global distribution, >20% of which has been deforested since 1990, primarily from over-harvest for forest products and conversion for agriculture and aquaculture. While historically not prominent, mangrove loss in Madagascar’s Mahajamba Bay is increasing. Here, we focus on Mahajamba Bay, presenting long-term dynamics calculated using United States Geological Survey (USGS) national-level mangrove maps contextualized with socio-economic research and ground observations, and the results of contemporary (
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