Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia
We examined the impact of various coastal developments on mangrove cover along the Kilim River, Langkawi Island, Malaysia between 1996 and 2008. We analysed images from Systeme Probatoire d’Observation de la Tarre (SPOT) of Kilim River using supervised classification and Principal Component Analysis...
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| description | We examined the impact of various coastal developments on mangrove cover along the Kilim River, Langkawi Island, Malaysia between 1996 and 2008. We analysed images from Systeme Probatoire d’Observation de la Tarre (SPOT) of Kilim River using supervised classification and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Over 8% (176.83 ha) of mangrove cover was degraded along the Kilim River from its total area of 2153.07 ha during the past 14 years. We identified several causes of mangrove degradation, including mangrove clearing (38%), mangrove conversion to commercial area (21%), residential area (19%), agriculture (12%), aquaculture (12%) and wake current (6%). Langkawi is one of the main tourism islands in Malaysia. Tthe pace of coastal development throughout the entire island including Kilim River had suppressed the mangroves propagation over the years. Long term monitoring of mangrove ecosystems is essentials to ensure the survival and sustainability of mangrove associated biodiversity. |
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| spelling | iium-102672016-06-08T06:17:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/10267/ Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia Saad, Shahbudin Ahmad, Zuhairi Yunus, Kamaruzzaman SD Forestry SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling We examined the impact of various coastal developments on mangrove cover along the Kilim River, Langkawi Island, Malaysia between 1996 and 2008. We analysed images from Systeme Probatoire d’Observation de la Tarre (SPOT) of Kilim River using supervised classification and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Over 8% (176.83 ha) of mangrove cover was degraded along the Kilim River from its total area of 2153.07 ha during the past 14 years. We identified several causes of mangrove degradation, including mangrove clearing (38%), mangrove conversion to commercial area (21%), residential area (19%), agriculture (12%), aquaculture (12%) and wake current (6%). Langkawi is one of the main tourism islands in Malaysia. Tthe pace of coastal development throughout the entire island including Kilim River had suppressed the mangroves propagation over the years. Long term monitoring of mangrove ecosystems is essentials to ensure the survival and sustainability of mangrove associated biodiversity. Northeast Forestry University, co-published with Springer 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/10267/1/impact_of_coastal_development_on_mangrove_cover_in_Kilim_river%2C_Langkawi_Island_Malaysia.pdf Saad, Shahbudin and Ahmad, Zuhairi and Yunus, Kamaruzzaman (2012) Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia. Journal of Forestry Research, 23 (2). pp. 185-190. ISSN 1007-662X (P), 1993-0607 (O) http://www.springerlink.com/content/865530l5l1w161p2/abstract/ 10.1007/s11676-011-0218-0 |
| spellingShingle | SD Forestry SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling Saad, Shahbudin Ahmad, Zuhairi Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| title | Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| title_full | Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| title_short | Impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in Kilim river, Langkawi Island, Malaysia |
| title_sort | impact of coastal development on mangrove cover in kilim river, langkawi island, malaysia |
| topic | SD Forestry SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/10267/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10267/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10267/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10267/1/impact_of_coastal_development_on_mangrove_cover_in_Kilim_river%2C_Langkawi_Island_Malaysia.pdf |