Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MANAGEMENT OF AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS
CASE 1
GIS for Resource Management at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area
•Geographic Information Systems is a tool Natural Resource Managers use to assist with
Education/Research, monitoring, analysis/decision-making, and planning.
•One way GIS could shape the future of the field of watershed management in that it allows
managers to provide communities with the tools to be informed of their ecosystem’s health,
and to realize the impacts of various actions.
•Citizens will be able to make decisions and take actions toward maintaining and monitoring
a productive ecosystem and watershed.
A Satellite Based Monitoring of Changes in Mangroves in Krabi, Thailand
1. Assess the current status of coral reefs in Gulf of Mannar based on remote
sensing and GIS approach
2. Assess the changes that have occurred in the spatial distribution of coral reefs
during the period 1988-1998 using multidate remote sensing data
3. Study the coastal geomorphology and its influence on the coral reefs
4. Study the influence of landuse/landcover changes on the coral reefs
5. Suggest suitable management measures for sustainable management and
preservation of coral reefs in Gulf of Mannar region
Location map of the study area (Gulf of Mannar)
Coastal Landform mapping
Shoreline Changes
LEGEND
Coastal Accretion
Coastal Erosion
Island Erosion
Island Accretion
Waterbody
Land Area
LEGEND
Coastal Accretion
Coastal Erosion
Island Erosion
Island Accretion
Shoreline mapping Waterbody
Land Area
Bathymetry map of Gulf of Mannar (1975)
Bathymetry map of Tuticorin coastal region (1999)
Bathymetry map of Tuticorin coastal region (1999)
Coastal landuse/landcover map of Gulf of Mannar coastal area derived
from IRS LISS-II satellite data (1998)
Coral reef map of Gulf of Manner derived from IRS LISS-III (1988) satellite
data
CASE 3
CASE 4
Development Concept
1. Physical Development
• sustainable development.
• comprehensive management plan
• ‘green’ infrastructure
development
1. Zoning
• special protected zone
• sustainable use zone
• buffer zone
1. Recreational
• public recreation zone
activities
• coastal recreation zone
• wilderness recreation zone
The Concept for Recreational Activities
Users - both local and international tourists
- all levels and groups
• Dominant Families;
Dipterocarpaceae
Leguminoceae
Apocynaceae
Anacardiaceae
Euphorbiaceae dan
Moraceae
• Comercial species
Seraya (Shorea curtisii),
Meranti (Shorea spp.),
Melantai (Shorea macroptera),
• Wildlife Management
- protection of biological diversity
- conservation program of endangered
species.