PJB-2018-823
Remote sensing (RS) monitoring of mangroves plantation against the Guinness world record (GWR) of maximum plantation in Indus delta
Gohar Ali Mahar, Basharat Hussain, Riaz Ahmed Wagan, Agha Tahir Hussain and Shaukat Hayat Khan
Abstract
The present study was designed to monitor the growth pattern of mangroves (Rhizophora mucronata) planted by SFD in June 2013 at Kharochan island near Keti bunder and created world record for planting maximum number of plants in one day. Since, this activity was accepted by Guinness Book of World Record (GWR) that is known as GWR-II. A study was required to evaluate the impact of this task of GWR. This study was conducted using Remote Sensing Data, GIS as well as field survey of the plantation site. After about two and half years of plantation during the field survey on 24 November, 2016, it was observed that the Rhizophora mucronata, the planted species was growing well. The plants were very healthy and attained average height of 32.8 inches with several branches. Moreover, the analysis of the data collected during the field survey showed survival rate of 77.7%. Analysis of remote sensing data for the years 2013, 2015 and 2017 revealed increase in mangroves cover of 9 and 103 hectares during the 2013 to 2015 and 2015 to 2017, respectively. The increase in mangroves has also been calculated using GIS techniques and maps for different years have been prepared. It has been noticed that during field survey, Avicennia marina which is most abundant specie of Indus Delta has also grown on the plantation site with one and half year age groups of plants. Findings of the Remote sensing data as well as the field survey show that mangroves forest area has been increased.
To Cite this article:
Mahar, G.A., B. Hussain, R.A. Wagan, A.T. Hussain and S.H. Khan. 2020. Remote sensing (RS) monitoring of mangroves plantation against the Guinness world record (GWR) of maximum plantation in Indus delta. Pak. J. Bot., 52(4): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2020-4(16)
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