Evaluation of suitable tiger habitat in Chandoli National Park, India, using spatial modelling of environmental variables

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 220, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 3621-3629

  Imam, Ekwal ^a   Kushwaha, S P S ^b   Singh, Aditya ^c  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

^c ATREE   (India)

Author keywords

Binomial multiple logistic regression; Chandoli National Park; GIS; Habitat suitability index (HSI); India; Tiger

Indexed keywords

BINOMIAL MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION; CHANDOLI NATIONAL PARK; GIS; HABITAT SUITABILITY INDEX (HSI); INDIA; TIGER;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LOGISTICS; MAPS; PARKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER RESOURCES;

ECOLOGY;

FELID; FOREST COVER; GIS; GPS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HERBIVORE; IRS (SATELLITE); LAND USE; LISS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; REMOTE SENSING; RESERVE DESIGN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER RESOURCE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTS; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDIA; MAPS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; WATER RESOURCES;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; SOUTH ASIA; WESTERN GHATS;

ANIMALIA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS TIGRIS;

EID: 70449513742     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2009.06.044     Document Type: Article

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