... Status and changes of mangrove forest in Mekong Delta: Case study in Tra Vinh, Vietnam Phan Minh Thu a, * , Jacques Populus b a Institute of Oceanography, 01 Cau Da, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam ... distribution in Tra Vinh indicate significant changes in mangrove forest coverage in Tra Vinh (Fig. 3 and Tables 2 and 3). In 1965 rice paddy was the most use of land in Tra Vinh. The mangrove forests ... (Geography Information System) and RS (Remote Sensing) show the status of mangrove forests in Tra Vinh province in 1965, 1995 (Northeastern part of Tra Vinh Province) and 2001. In 1965, the area of mangrove...