Impact of tsunami on the forest and biodiversity richness in Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1267-1287

  Porwal, M C ^a   Padalia, Hitendra ^b   Roy, P S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING   (India)

^b INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Nicobar Islands; Remote sensing; Tsunami

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENDEMISM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIORITIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHY; TSUNAMI;

ANDAMANS AND NICOBARS; INDIA; INDONESIA; NICOBARS;

RHIZOPHORACEAE; SYZYGIUM;

EID: 84859622348     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-011-0214-x     Document Type: Article

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