Volume 55
Coberturas Subacuáticas de la Zona Marina Costera De Chabihau, Yucatán, México: Análisis de una Imagen Satelital TM del Año 1997
Authors
Vera-Manrique, D.; Batllori-Sampedro, E.; Mendoza, E.; Aviles, G. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: 2004
Pages: 1050
Event: Proceedings of the Fifty Fifth Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Xel Ha
Country: Mexico
Abstract
A qualitative and distribution study about subaquatic covers was achieved in the marine portion of the coastal zone of Chabihau, Yucatán, México, from visual samples of 24 localities and from the supervised classification of an satellite image Landsat TM (Thematic Mapper) of this study zone from 1997. Were identified six different subaquatic covers: (1) seagrass beds of Thalassia sp, (2) seagrass beds of Syringodium, (3) scarce seagrass of Thalassia sp, (4) scarce seaweeds, (5) dense seaweeds and (6) sand flats. The seagrass beds of Thalassia sp was the predominant landscape, with 31.49 % of cover. This work represent a complementary effort on the creation of a Geographic Information System (GIS) about the marine portion of this ares, and form part of an integral study that intend to obtain the basic knowledge that allow to reach a sustainable management of the natural resources of the region.