Effects on ecosystem services value due to land use and land cover change (1990–2020) in the transboundary Karnali River Basin, Central Himalayas

Effects on ecosystem services value due to land use and land cover change (1990–2020) in the transboundary Karnali River Basin, Central Himalayas

Article highlights Over the 30 years forest, waterbody, and snow/ice has decreased, whereas shrub/grassland, agriculture, bare area, and built-up has increased in the basin. The ESV of the basin has increased by 2.7 million USD in 30 years. Anthropogenic as well as climate change are the drivers of...

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Main Authors: Bhaskar Shrestha, Lifu Zhang, Shankar Sharma, Sanjeevan Shrestha, Nitesh Khadka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022-04-01
Series:SN Applied Sciences
Subjects:
Ecosystem services value
Land use and land cover
Remote sensing
Karnali River Basin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-022-05022-y

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