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Over-Exploitation of Forests [electronic resource] : A Case Study from North East India / by Anup Saikia.

By: Saikia, Anup [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Geography: Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: VIII, 72 p. 35 illus., 28 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319014081.Subject(s): Geography | Geographical information systems | Biodiversity | Forests and forestry | Geography | Geographical Information Systems/Cartography | Forestry Management | BiodiversityDDC classification: 910.285 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Study Area -- Conceptualizing drivers of forest loss -- Data and Methods -- Land-use/land-cover change -- Landscape Metrics -- Drivers of Forest Loss.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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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.

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