Abstract:
Mangroves are among the most productive coastal ecosystem and they are developing
well in sheltered estuaries and deltas. It is very importance to protect and monitor to
make sure that they will always in good conditions. Kelantan Delta is new mangroves. A
study was done to obtain the information of the mangroves status and distribution in
Kelantan Delta. This study classifies mangroves vegetation at ten selected islands of
Kelantan Delta using QuickBird imagery. QuickBird imagery was used because it is the
latest of Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite sensor with 0.61m resolution. The study
was done at the September to October 2006. Mapping of the mangroves vegetation at the
western part of Kelantan Delta was done using unsupervised and supervised classification.
To clarify the ground trothing data, simple inventory procedure was done at four of the
islands which were Pulau Che Minah, Pulau Tengkorak, Pulau Bedal and Pulau Terendak.
Eleven types of mangrove forests: Avicennia, Nypa .fructicans, mix mangroves,
Sonneratia-Avicennia, Avicennia-Nypa Acanthus-Nypa, Sonneratia-Nypa, Sonneratia
Acanthus, Hibiscus-Nypa, Acanthus-Acrosticum and Rhizophora spp. replanting area
were classified. Mangrove vegetations were distributed widely in all of the islands at the
western part of Kelantan Delta.
