Modelling Spatial and Temporal Forest Cover Change Patterns (1973-2020): A Case Study from South Western Ghats (India)

Modelling Spatial and Temporal Forest Cover Change Patterns (1973-2020): A Case Study from South Western Ghats (India)

This study used time series remote sensing data from 1973, 1990 and 2004 to assess spatial forest cover change patterns in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR), South Western Ghats (India). Analysis of forest cover changes and its causes are the most challenging areas of landscape ecology,...

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Main Authors:	Carl Beierkuhnlein, Manchi Sri Ramachandra Murthy, Mohammed Irfan-Ullah, Amarnath Giriraj
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2008-10-01
Series:	Sensors
Subjects:	Forest cover change tropical forest GEOMOD monitoring Western Ghats
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/10/6132/

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