Assessment of habitat change and threats to the greater one-horned rhino (rhinoceros unicornis) in pabitora wildlife sanctuary, Assam, using multi-temporal satellite data;Évaluation du changement de l'habitat et les menaces á la plus grande du á une corne de rhinoc éros (Rhinoceros unicornis) en Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, en utilisant des données satellitaires multi-temporelles

Pachyderm

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-25

  Sarma, Pranjit Kumar ^a   Talukdar, Bibhab Kumar ^a   Sarma, Kiranmay ^b   Barua, Mrigen ^c  

^a Survey   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c Office of the Conservator of Forests (Central Assam Circle)   (India)

Author keywords

Habitat change; Indian rhino; Pabitora; Remote sensing; Threats

Indexed keywords

RHINOCEROS UNICORNIS;

EID: 80053645135     PISSN: 10262881     EISSN: 16835018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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