Over-Exploitation of Forests A Case Study from North East India [Paperback]

North east India is a global biodiversity hotspot but a quite understudied area. Forest loss has always been problematic in the area. Using Landsat satellite data?from three periods (70s, 80s/90s and 2010s), forest loss is assessed in sample protected areas and other sites in the study area, processing is undertaken using image processing and standard GIS tools. The landscape metrics of selected sites are assessed using the widely used program FRAGSTATS. Drivers of forest loss are central in the discussion of the study.The Study Area.- Conceptualizing drivers of forest loss.- Data and Methods.- Land-use/land-cover change.- Landscape Metrics.- Drivers of Forest Loss.North east India is a global biodiversity hotspot but a quite understudied area. Forest loss has always been problematic in the area. Using Landsat satellite data?from three periods (70s, 80s/90s and 2010s), forest loss is assessed in sample protected areas and other sites in the study area. Processing is undertaken using image processing and standard GIS tools. The landscape metrics of select sites are assessed using the widely used program Fragstats. The central discussion of the study involves the drivers of forest loss.

Presents research on forest loss of?a global biodiversity hotspot

Describes how a standard tool like GIS can bring new insight into forestry and biodiversity research

Focuses on North East India, a relatively little studied area

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