GRAPH THEORY AND ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION APPROACH FOR FOREST PATCH CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS

Forest connectivity is necessary for prioritizing biodiversity conservation. Connectivity indices facilitate to predict the movement pattern of species across complex landscapes. Change in area and inter-patch distance in forest affects the biodiversity, wildlife movement, seed dispersal and other e...

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Main Authors: B. S. Shantala Devi, M. S. R. Murthy, G. S Pujar, B. Debnath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-08-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXVIII-8-W20/65/2011/isprsarchives-XXXVIII-8-W20-65-2011.pdf