DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.12.005
论文题名: Development of spatial database on intact forest landscapes of India
作者: Sudhakar Reddy C. ; Singh J. ; Jha C.S. ; Diwakar P.G. ; Dadhwal V.K.
刊名: Global and Planetary Change
ISSN: 0921-8181
出版年: 2017
卷: 148 起始页码: 131
结束页码: 138
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Biodiversity
; Conservation
; India
; Protected areas
; Remote sensing
Scopus关键词: Biodiversity
; Conservation
; Environmental protection
; Remote sensing
; Tropics
; Conservation plans
; Evergreen forests
; Forest landscape
; India
; Protected areas
; Spatial and temporal scale
; Temperate forests
; Western himalayas
; Forestry
英文摘要: There is an increased interest in identifying the status of biodiversity in different spatial and temporal scales. The objective of the current research is to prepare a consistent spatial database of intact forest landscapes of India. The intact forest landscapes are located in the Himalayas, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Western Ghats and Sunderbans. At national level 237 forest landscapes and 5.4% of the total natural forest remained as intact in India. Current intact forest landscapes of India consists of blocks larger than 10 km2 covering an area of 34,061 km2. Of the total area under intact forest landscapes, Eastern Himalayas represent 76.7% of the area, followed by Western Himalayas (8.8%), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (6.2%) and Western Ghats (5.7%). The largest intact forest landscape block occupies an area of 3342.9 km2 (9.8%) is found in western Arunachal Pradesh. Temperate forest zone represents the highest intactness (56.6%), followed by subtropical zone (19.2%), tropical zone (18.6%) and alpine zone (5.6%). Himalayan moist temperate forests represent the highest area (39.1%) of intact forest landscapes followed by subtropical broad-leaved hill forests, wet evergreen forests, and montane wet temperate forests. It is estimated that 4.4% of the area of intact forest landscapes fall inside the existing 47 protected areas. The results of the analysis best suited as input for the process of identification of new protected areas. The study recommends fine-scale mapping of biodiversity within the intact forest landscapes and to prepare efficient conservation plans. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85006757436&doi=10.1016%2fj.gloplacha.2016.12.005&partnerID=40&md5=d9f55aa65811b1c5e79977f7b69214c4
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/11781
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作者单位: Forestry and Ecology Group, National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, Balanagar, Hyderabad, India
Recommended Citation:
Sudhakar Reddy C.,Singh J.,Jha C.S.,et al. Development of spatial database on intact forest landscapes of India[J]. Global and Planetary Change,2017-01-01,148.