Analysis of Landscape Connectivity among the Habitats of Asian Elephants in Keonjhar Forest Division, India

Analysis of Landscape Connectivity among the Habitats of Asian Elephants in Keonjhar Forest Division, India

Land development has impacted natural landforms extensively, causing a decline in resources and negative consequences to elephant populations, habitats, and gene flow. Often, elephants seek to fulfill basic needs by wandering into nearby human communities, which leads to human–elephant conflict (HEC...

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Main Authors: Bismay Ranjan Tripathy, Xuehua Liu, Melissa Songer, Babar Zahoor, W. M. S. Wickramasinghe, Kirti Kumar Mahanta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
landscape connectivity
least-resistant paths
habitat core
Asian elephant (<i>Elephas maximus</i>)
human–elephant conflict
movement barrier
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/22/4661

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