Simulating Forest Cover Changes of Bannerghatta National Park Based on a CA-Markov Model: A Remote Sensing Approach

Establishment of protected areas (PA) has been one of the leading tools in biodiversity conservation. Globally, these kinds of conservation interventions have given rise to an increase in PAs as well as the need to empirically evaluate the impact of these PAs on forest cover. Few of these empirical...

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Main Authors: Sanchayeeta Adhikari, Jane Southworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/10/3215