Impact of Land Cover Change on Ecosystem Services in a Tropical Forested Landscape

Impact of Land Cover Change on Ecosystem Services in a Tropical Forested Landscape

Ecosystems provide a wide range of goods, services or ecosystem services (ES) to society. Estimating the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on ES values (ESV) is an important tool to support decision making. This study used remote sensing and GIS tools to analyze LULC change and transi...

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Main Authors: Roshan Sharma, Bhagawat Rimal, Himlal Baral, Udo Nehren, Kiran Paudyal, Sunil Sharma, Sushila Rijal, Surendra Ranpal, Ram Prasad Acharya, Amer A. Alenazy, Prashid Kandel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Resources
Subjects:
land use and land cover change
deforestation and forest degradation
tropical forests
ecosystem service valuation
remote sensing
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/1/18

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http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/8/1/18

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