Caracterización de manglares de Centroamérica con sensores remotos / Characterization of Central America's mangrove with remote sensors
Rev. biol. trop
;
49(Supl.2): 331-340, dic. 2001. graf, mapas, ilus, tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
Satellite images were used to study the mangrove distribution patterns in two different climatic regions of Central America Gulf of Fonseca in Honduras-El Salvador and Sierpe-Térraba in Costa Rica. The Gulf of Fonseca has higher temperature and solar radiation, and lower precipitation, which can explain the higher structural development and species mixing of the Sierpe-Térraba mangrove. In the latter the transition between species or between heights in the same species is clear. The automatic classification made by the Geographic Information System (IDRISI) fits well the field mangrove distribution, but it was necessary to regroup some subdivisions that represent the same land use as identified by transects and an aerial video. Mixed species and clouds produced less satisfactory results in Sierpe-Térraba indicating a need for better satellite image resolution.
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Asunto principal:
Árboles
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Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Comunicaciones por Satélite
/
Sistemas de Información Geográfica
País/Región como asunto:
America Central
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Costa Rica
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El Salvador
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Honduras
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. biol. trop
Asunto de la revista:
Biologia
/
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Costa Rica
Institución/País de afiliación:
Centro de Investigaciones Geofísicas/CR
/
Universidad de Costa Rica/CR
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