Diagnostic analysis of conservation zones using remote sensing and GIS techniques in wet evergreen forests of the Western Ghats - An ecological hotspot, Tamil Nadu, India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2331-2359

  Amarnath, G ^a   Murthy, M S R ^a   Britto, S J ^b   Rajashekar, G ^a   Dutt, C B S ^a  

^a NATIONAL REMOTE SENSING AGENCY   (India)

^b ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation zones; Evergreen forest; Landcover diversity; Patch characterization; Species diversity; Western ghats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; GIS; PHYTOSOCIOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION MAPPING;

INDIA;

EID: 0242339450     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025858713716     Document Type: Article

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