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Assessment of forest fragmentation and species diversity in North Andaman Islands (India): a geospatial approach
Type: Journal Article
The present study was carried out in the context of conservation biology research, focusing on the species diversity in the fragmented landscapes of island ecosystem. The study analyzed the levels of forest fragmentation ...
Mountain GIS: promoting geographic information and earth observation applications for the sustainable development of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region
Type: Conference Paper
The Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region, home to the largest concentration of glaciers outside of the polar region, is the ‘water-tower’ of Asia. The HKH mountain ecosystem provides life support services to almost a third ...
Remote sensing and GIS for wetland inventory, mapping and change analysis
Type: Journal Article
A multiple purpose wetland inventory is being developed and promoted through partnerships and specific analyses at different scales in response to past uncertainties and gaps in inventory coverage. A partnership approach ...
From global to local: testing the potential of cross-scaling in global data sets
Type: Journal Article
The present study investigates the potential of readily available and easily accessible global data sets to understand regional/local level interactions in wetland systems. The biogeographical zones of India were used a ...
Remote sensing application to study the aquaculture dynamics in Kolleru Lake, India
Type: Conference Paper
Kolleru lake, India’s largest fresh water lake, and lone Ramsar site in Andhra Pradesh state have undergone tremendous changes due to development of aquaculture. Large-scale aquaculture practices, increased industrial ...