Introduction
Most research activities and published documents (at least 95%) on the biology and ecology of mangroves concern the factors influencing the productivity, the biodiversity, and the biogeographical distribution. Naturally, the biodiversity itself and the adaptive mechanisms to salinity and waterlogging constitute major fields of research. In comparison, published documents on the use of remote sensing for mangrove studies are in a minority.
In recent years, “Remote Sensing” has become a term applied to all kinds of information acquired by satellites, although in its broad sense, it refers to the gathering and analysis of images acquired by sensors and cameras located at some distance from the target of study including aircrafts, balloons, etc. (Haines-Young 1994). The main advantages of satellite over aerial photographs have often been advocated, especially by foresters, who rightly insisted that large-scale surveys are feasible through computer processing. In addition,...
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Blasco, F., Aizpuru, M., Din Ndongo, D. (2019). Mangroves, Remote Sensing. In: Finkl, C.W., Makowski, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93806-6_205
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