Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang

The mangrove ecosystem is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. In Malaysia, mangroves cover about 52% of the total length of the Malaysian coastline. Kuantan is situated at the east-coast of Peninsular Malaysia, covering 2159.90 ha of mangroves which consist of 11 species and dominate...

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Main Authors:	Saad, Shahbudin, Ahmad, Zuhairi, Yunus, Kamaruzzaman, Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	QE Geology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/13205/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13205/1/Impact_of_coastal_development_on_mangrove_distribution_in_Kuantan%2C_Pahang.pdf

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spelling	iium-132052017-12-06T04:27:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/13205/ Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang Saad, Shahbudin Ahmad, Zuhairi Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal QE Geology The mangrove ecosystem is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. In Malaysia, mangroves cover about 52% of the total length of the Malaysian coastline. Kuantan is situated at the east-coast of Peninsular Malaysia, covering 2159.90 ha of mangroves which consist of 11 species and dominated by Sonneratia alba and Rhizophora mucronata. The massive development activities at Kuantan have given enormous pressure to the residential and industry purposes, followed by aquaculture and other related activities. In order to ensure the survivability of mangroves and sustainable coastal zone development, a continuous monitoring of mangroves over time period is essential. Based on the above perspective, a study has been conducted by using Landsat-5 TM data of Kuantan mangroves for the past 20 years. The study reveals that the total area of mangroves at Kuantan in 1989 was 2885.60 ha. Besides, the periodic supervised classification has shown that mangroves have been degraded more than 725.70 ha. Thus, the rapid development in Kuantan especially along the coast and riverbank areas could be alarming and major threats for the sustainable development of mangroves in Kuantan estuary. 2009 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/13205/1/Impact_of_coastal_development_on_mangrove_distribution_in_Kuantan%2C_Pahang.pdf Saad, Shahbudin and Ahmad, Zuhairi and Yunus, Kamaruzzaman and Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal (2009) Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang. In: JSPS-VCC Core University Program International Seminar on Wetland and Sustainability , 26 - 28 June 2009, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
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spellingShingle	QE Geology Saad, Shahbudin Ahmad, Zuhairi Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang
description	The mangrove ecosystem is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. In Malaysia, mangroves cover about 52% of the total length of the Malaysian coastline. Kuantan is situated at the east-coast of Peninsular Malaysia, covering 2159.90 ha of mangroves which consist of 11 species and dominated by Sonneratia alba and Rhizophora mucronata. The massive development activities at Kuantan have given enormous pressure to the residential and industry purposes, followed by aquaculture and other related activities. In order to ensure the survivability of mangroves and sustainable coastal zone development, a continuous monitoring of mangroves over time period is essential. Based on the above perspective, a study has been conducted by using Landsat-5 TM data of Kuantan mangroves for the past 20 years. The study reveals that the total area of mangroves at Kuantan in 1989 was 2885.60 ha. Besides, the periodic supervised classification has shown that mangroves have been degraded more than 725.70 ha. Thus, the rapid development in Kuantan especially along the coast and riverbank areas could be alarming and major threats for the sustainable development of mangroves in Kuantan estuary.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Saad, Shahbudin Ahmad, Zuhairi Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
author_facet	Saad, Shahbudin Ahmad, Zuhairi Yunus, Kamaruzzaman Khan Chowdhury, Ahmed Jalal
author_sort	Saad, Shahbudin
title	Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang
title_short	Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full	Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang
title_fullStr	Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in Kuantan, Pahang
title_sort	impact of coastal development on mangrove distribution in kuantan, pahang
publishDate	2009
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/13205/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/13205/1/Impact_of_coastal_development_on_mangrove_distribution_in_Kuantan%2C_Pahang.pdf
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