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RECORD NUMBER: 269 OF 433| Main Title | Over-Exploitation of Forests A Case Study from North East India / [electronic resource] : | ||||
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| Type | EBOOK | ||||
| Author | Saikia, Anup. | ||||
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, | ||||
| Year Published | 2014 | ||||
| Call Number | GA1-1776 | ||||
| ISBN | 9783319014081 | ||||
| Subjects | Geography ; Geographical information systems ; Biodiversity ; Forests and forestry | ||||
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| Collation | VIII, 72 p. 35 illus., 28 illus. in color. online resource. | ||||
| Notes | Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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| Contents Notes | The Study Area -- Conceptualizing drivers of forest loss -- Data and Methods -- Land-use/land-cover change -- Landscape Metrics -- Drivers of Forest Loss. North east India is a global biodiversity hotspot but a quite understudied area. Forest loss has always been problematic in the area. Using Landsat satellite data from three periods (70s, 80s/90s and 2010s), forest loss is assessed in sample protected areas and other sites in the study area. Processing is undertaken using image processing and standard GIS tools. The landscape metrics of select sites are assessed using the widely used program Fragstats. The central discussion of the study involves the drivers of forest loss. |