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LAND
OCEAN
ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
SPACE
COASTAL ECO-SENSITIVE ZONES
Conservation and management of coastal environment including
Mangrove and Coral Reefs require reliable, regular and updated
information about their status and health in space and time. India is one
among the few countries which is effectively using Satellite Remote
Sensing technology for improving the understanding on key aspects of
Mangrove and Coral Reefs, two important eco-sensitive zones of the
coastal environment.
Strengthening in-situ observations and adopting geospatial techniques
to forecast the future state and dynamics of these ecosystems is the
current research focus.
Coral Reef Atlas
(Part of Central Indian Ocean, 2010)
MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS
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Nation-wide Mangrove
Community Zonation maps
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Development of Mangrove
health model
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Study of Mangrove floristic
composition
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Development of photosynthetic rate model for major
Indian Mangrove species
·
Coral Reef Habitat mapping for
Central Indian Ocean
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Geospatial inventory of Indian
Coral Reefs
·
Development of Coral Reef
health model for selected
Indian reefs
Mangrove Ecosystem
National Mangrove Area
Coral Reef Zonation Map
% of National Mangrove area
<0.5
0.5 - 5.0
5.0 - 10.0
10.0 - 20.0
>20.0
Mangrove
Live Corals
Outer Reef Flat
Shallow Pools
Sparse Algae on Reef Flat
Inner Reef Flat
Algal Ridge
Dense Algal on Reef Flat
Muddy Reef Flat
Algae on Muddy Reef Flat
Sandy Reef Flat
MAJOR BENEFITS
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Habitat-level information on
two major coastal eco-sensitive
zones
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Regular monitoring of coastal
ecosystem health
·
Understanding ecosystem level
processes
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Inputs for coastal zone
management
Eco-Morphological Zones of Lalubhar
Reef, Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat
www.isro.gov.in
Indian Space Research Organisation
LAND
OCEAN
ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY
SPACE
COASTAL ECO-SENSITIVE ZONES
RESEARCH AREAS/ FUTURE INITIATIVES
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Nation-wide, multi-temporal mapping of Mangrove
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Characterisation of Mangrove Ecosystem
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Development of Mangrove health model based on
in-situ and satellite observations
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Productivity estimation of Indian Mangrove
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Site suitability for Mangrove plantation
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Characterisation of Mangrove floristic composition
based on Hyperspectral data
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Modeling of biophysical parameters for Mangrove
species
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Development of photosynthetic rate model for
Mangrove species in response to climatic variables
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Coral Reef Habitat Mapping for entire Indian Ocean
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Substrate-level characterisation using in-situ
Hyperspectral observations
·
Development of Coral Bleaching Forewarning
System
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Understanding reef-scale processes for selected
coral reef sites of India
·
Generation of Coral Reef Habitat maps of India, Sri
Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives and British Indian
Ocean Territory
·
Multi-temporal mapping of Indian Coral Reefs
·
Development of Coral Reef Health Model
Rhizophora sp. with stilt roots
Resourcesat-1 LISS-III image of Mangrove
Avicennia marina
www.isro.gov.in
Indian Space Research Organisation