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Mapping of tropical dry deciduous forest and landuse in part of Vindhyan range using satellite remote sensing

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Forest vegetation of Vindhyan range located in the north of G.B. Pant Sagar (dam) has been subjected to degradation due to high biotic pressure caused by the installation of thermal power plants, coal mining, heavy cattle grazing etc. In the present study Landsat TM FCC of 1∶250,000 scale was visually analysed with respect to forest vegetation types, crown density and structure along with other landuse/land cover classes. ExceptShorea robusta (Sal) andLagerstroemia parviflora (Lendia) all forest vegetation types show higher percentage of degradation and under-stocked condition with respect to their areal extent under study. Overall classification accuracy of the forest types has been found to be 88.94%. This indicates that for obtaining reliable mapping accuracy in dry deciduous areas, satellite remote sensing data of appropriate season is essential.

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  1. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, 248 001, Dehra Dun

    D N Pant, K K Das & P S Roy

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Pant, D.N., Das, K.K. & Roy, P.S. Mapping of tropical dry deciduous forest and landuse in part of Vindhyan range using satellite remote sensing. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 20, 9–20 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991881

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