Niokolo-Koba National
Park
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Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal) |
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| Niokolo-Koba National Park, situated in southeastern Senegal, was inscribed in 1981 as a World Heritage Site. The park is also part of a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve. The park holds a typical savanna ecosystem with gallery forests along the Gambia river, hosting a remarkable diversity of mammals. Satellite images, combined with field observations allow monitoring the status and dynamics of different vegetation types and animal populations as well as assessing the impact of human activities such as tourism on the park environment. Bush fires, occurring frequently in savanna areas, can be detected easily on the images, which are also useful to assess the impact of the burning on the fauna and flora, and to monitor the vegetation recovery. |
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