Spatial dynamics of deforestation and forest fragmentation (1930-2013) in Eastern Ghats, India

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 637-644

  Reddy, C Sudhakar ^a   Jha, C S ^a   Dadhwal, V K ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Deforestation; Eastern Ghats; Fragmentation; GIS; India; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

DECIDUOUS FOREST; EASTERN GHAT; FOREST COVER; FOREST FRAGMENTATIONS; FOREST PATCHES; FRAGMENTATION; INDIA; REMOTE-SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHICAL MAPS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CONSERVATION; DEFORESTATION; FRAGMENTATION; GIS; INDIA; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84924265020     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-8-637-2014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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