Mangrove carbon stock assessment by optical satellite imagery

• Main Authors: Omar, Hamdan, M. R., Khairunnisa, Abdul Aziz, Ammar, Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi, Hamzah, Khali Aziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Forest Research Institute Malaysia 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29147/1/Mangrove%20carbon%20stock%20assessment%20by%20optical%20satellite%20imagery.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29147/; http://www.frim.gov.my/publication/journal-of-tropical-forest-science-jtfs/

Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve or known as Matang Mangroves is the largest single mangroves in Peninsular Malaysia. Covering an area of about 41,000 ha, majority of this area is forest reserve. Mangroves have long been known as extremely productive ecosystem that cycle carbon (C) rapidly, but studie...