Using remote sensing and GIS to investigate the impacts of tourism on forest cover in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Applied Geography

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-168

  Chaplin, J ^a   Brabyn, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Annapurna; Forest cover; Land cover classification; Landsat ETM+ TM; Nepal; Remote sensing; Tourism

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FOREST COVER; GIS; LAND CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT; MONTANE FOREST; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOURISM;

ANNAPURNA CONSERVATION AREA; GANDAKI; NEPAL;

EID: 84880993593     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.06.008     Document Type: Article

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