Loss and gain of land of Manpura island of Bhola district: An integrated approach using remote sensing and GIS

Authors

  • Md Shahjahan Ali Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO), Ministry of Defense (MoD), Government of Bangladesh
  • Md Fazlul Haque Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO), Ministry of Defense (MoD), Government of Bangladesh
  • Shah Md Mizanur Rahman Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO), Ministry of Defense (MoD), Government of Bangladesh
  • Kazi Farhed Iqubal Department of Environmental Science, State University Bangladesh
  • Ms Nazma Local Govt. Engineering Department, Government of Bangladesh
  • Ashfaque Ahmed Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v22i1.46271

Keywords:

Meghna estuary, Manpura Island, Land erosion, Mangroves, Remote sensing

Abstract

The erosion-accretion pattern in Manpura island has been depicted over a 37 years period from 1973 - 2010. Data of different years revealed that the island is under the threat of erosion and the total area has gradually decreased from 148 to 114 Km2. Although Manpura island is under the threat of erosion, some lower mid parts get in irregular erosion - accretion processes, where area of water bodies has decreased up to a significant level (15 Km2) and the area of mangrove forests have also decreased to 6 Km2. According to this study, total land loss of Manpura island is 34 Km2 in the last 37 years and major erosion took place along the northern shore line.

Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 22(1): 29-37, 2013 (January)

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Published

2013-01-25

How to Cite

Ali, M. S., Haque, M. F., Rahman, S. M. M., Iqubal, K. F., Nazma, M., & Ahmed, A. (2013). Loss and gain of land of Manpura island of Bhola district: An integrated approach using remote sensing and GIS. Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 22(1), 29–37. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v22i1.46271

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2013)

Section

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