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Approaches and Methodologies on Mapping Vegetation Cover and Biodiversity Status Using Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis: A Systematic Review

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Mapping vegetation cover and biodiversity status using remote sensing and spatial technologies has transformed the field of natural resource management. As anthropogenic activities have led to unprecedented changes in biodiversity and vegetation cover throughout the world, these technologies have become very significant in impact assessment and management of these natural resources. Various methods have been used in vegetation and biodiversity mapping especially using remote sensing and special techniques, but there are few review studies covering the entire field of vegetation and biodiversity mapping. The present study has reviewed the various methods and approaches used for mapping vegetation cover. It has tracked its evolution since geospatial technologies have been used for the first time in mapping vegetation till today when advanced models like decision tree and redundancy analysis are being used. This study has used a systematic review protocol for a set of 70 peer-reviewed case studies, which highlight the key analysis, trends, and research paths that have emerged since the evolution of geospatial techniques. The study has also examined the emerging trends and gaps in the existing research on vegetation mapping and biodiversity status. The paper is framed in such a way that its first part deals with the conceptual framework of vegetation mapping and biodiversity status. This part also deals with some related case studies on the important biodiversity regions of the world. The second part of the paper discusses the methods, models, databases, and approaches used in vegetation mapping and biodiversity status in selected case studies. The prime objective of the study was to outline the future trends in vegetation mapping. The review study concludes that vegetation mapping studies throughout the world are primarily case studies by their very nature. These case studies have in many ways become an evolving tool for better conservation and management of forest and biodiversity.

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Deb, S. et al. (2022). Approaches and Methodologies on Mapping Vegetation Cover and Biodiversity Status Using Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis: A Systematic Review. In: Sahana, M., Areendran, G., Raj, K. (eds) Conservation, Management and Monitoring of Forest Resources in India. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98233-1_15

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