Over-Exploitation of Forests
Download or Read eBook Over-Exploitation of Forests PDF written by Anup Saikia and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-31 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Anup Saikia |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 77 |
| Release | : 2013-08-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9783319014081 |
| ISBN-13 | : 3319014080 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Over-Exploitation of Forests by : Anup Saikia
Book excerpt: 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 selected sites are assessed using the widely used program FRAGSTATS. Drivers of forest loss are central in the discussion of the study.
