@Article{SantosMaScCuBiKoDa:2014:GIAnCB,
author = "Santos, Luciana Cavalcanti Maia and Matos, Humberto Reis and
Schaeffer-Novelli, Yara and Cunha-Lignon, Mar{\'{\i}}lia and
Bitencourt, Marisa Dantas and Koedam, Nico and Dandouh-Guebas,
Farid",
affiliation = "{Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP)} and {Universidade Federal de
Sergipe} and {Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP)} and {Instituto
Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade de Sao
Paulo (USP)} and {Vrije Universiteit Brussel} and {Universit{\'e}
Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)}",
title = "Anthropogenic activities on mangrove areas (Sao Francisco River
Estuary, Brazil Northeast): A GIS-based analysis of CBERS and SPOT
images to aid in local management",
journal = "Ocean and Coastal Management",
year = "2014",
volume = "89",
pages = "39--50",
month = "Mar.",
keywords = "anthropogenic activities, mangrove areas.",
abstract = "In Brazil, despite the existence of various environmental laws to
protect mangroves, this ecosystem has been affected by a variety
of anthropogenic activities. The Sao Francisco River Estuary
(SFRE, Brazil Northeast) comprises significant mangrove forests,
important for human populations, and is included in an
Environmental Protected Area of sustainable use which does not
have a management plan. This work assessed and mapped
anthropogenic activities on the mangroves of this estuary and
provided a number of guidelines for a local management plan.
Satellite images (SPOT 5 and CBERS 2B) of 2008 were processed and
a land use/cover map (study area size: 192.4 km(2)) produced and
verified by fieldwork. About 93\% (178.8 km(2)) of the study area
is occupied by natural cover such as: sandy coastal vegetation
(147.3 km(2), 77\%), mangroves (30.1 km(2), 15.7\%) and
intertidal flats (1.4 km(2), 0.7\%), while 7\% (13.6 km(2)) is
occupied by human activities as aquaculture (4.5 km(2), 2.4\%)
and agriculture (9 km2, 4.7\%). These uses are spatially
distributed within mangroves, accounting for approximately one
quarter (7.8 km(2)) of its area, which may indicate the conversion
of these forests. Shrimp farming is the main anthropogenic
activity, occupying the highest area and occurring within the
tallest Rhizophora mangle forests (tree height >15 m). We
recommend that a management plan for the SFRE considers: the
implementation of sustainable aquaculture practices (e.g.
small-scale without deforestation of mangroves, use of native
species, effluent treatment, socio-economic equity), strategies
for the compliance of the laws regarding shrimp farming license
and operation and support the creation of community-based
cooperatives for the execution of sustainable aquaculture.",
doi = "10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.12.010",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.12.010",
issn = "0964-5691 and 1873-524X",
label = "isi 2014-05 MaiaSantosMaScCuBiKoDa:2014:GIAnCB",
language = "en",
targetfile = "1-s2.0-S0964569113003128-main.pdf",
url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.12.010",
urlaccessdate = "29 mar. 2024"
}