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Here, we investigate the  potential of polarimetric target decomposition for mangrove forest  monitoring and analysis. Using three ALOS PALSAR images, we show that  L-band polarimetry is capable of mapping mangrove dynamics and is  sensitive to stand structure and the hydro-geomorphology of stands.  Entropy-alpha-anisotropy and incoherent target decompositions provided  valuable measures of scattering behavior related to forest structure.  Little difference was found between Yamaguchi and Arii decompositions,  despite the conceptual differences between these models. Using these  models, we were able to differentiate the scattering behavior of the  four main species found in the delta, though classification was  impractical due to the lack of pure stands. Scattering differences  related to season were attributed primarily to differences in ground  moisture or inundation. This is the first time mangrove species have  been identified by their scattering behavior in L-band polarimetric  data. These results suggest higher resolution L-band quad-polarized  imagery, such as from PALSAR-2, may be a powerful tool for mangrove  species mapping.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs8020140","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,10]],"date-time":"2016-02-10T01:43:44Z","timestamp":1455068624000},"page":"140","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["L-Band Polarimetric Target Decomposition of Mangroves of the Rufiji Delta, Tanzania"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"8","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5813-850X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ian","family":"Brown","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden"},{"name":"Bolin Centre for Climate Change, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simon","family":"Mwansasu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden"},{"name":"Institute of Resource Assessment, University of Dar es Salaam, PO Box 35097, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lars-Ove","family":"Westerberg","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden"},{"name":"Bolin Centre for Climate Change, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,2,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"512","DOI":"10.1579\/0044-7447-31.7.512","article-title":"Coastal resources and management systems influenced by conflict and migration: Mecufi, Mozambique","volume":"31","author":"Bryceson","year":"2002","journal-title":"Ambio"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"175","DOI":"10.1016\/S0964-5691(02)00126-6","article-title":"Challenges of coastal area management in coast developing countries- lessons from the proposed Rufiji delta prawn farming project, Tanzania","volume":"46","author":"Masalu","year":"2003","journal-title":"Ocean Coast. 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