Assessing Biodiversity from Space: An Example from the Western Ghats, India

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dc.contributor.authorBawa, Kamalen_US
dc.contributor.authorRose, Josephen_US
dc.contributor.authorGaneshaiah, K. N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBarve, Narayanien_US
dc.contributor.authorKiran, M. C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorUmashaanker, R.en_US
dc.coverage.countryIndiaen_US
dc.coverage.regionMiddle East & South Asiaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-31T14:58:37Z
dc.date.available2009-07-31T14:58:37Z
dc.date.issued2002en_US
dc.date.submitted2008-09-04en_US
dc.date.submitted2008-09-04en_US
dc.description.abstract"We demonstrate for the first time the potential use of satellite imagery to characterize areas of high and low species richness of trees in tropical forests. Our studies, conducted in the Biligiri Rangaswamy hills in the Western Ghats, India, show a high positive correlation between species richness and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which is an index of green biomass. We discuss the application of NDVI values for biodiversity assessment and monitoring, as well as for conservation planning. The NDVI is a rough measure of green biomass."en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournalEcology and Societyen_US
dc.identifier.citationmonthDecemberen_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber2en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10535/3219
dc.subjectdiversityen_US
dc.subjectdeforestationen_US
dc.subject.sectorGeneral & Multiple Resourcesen_US
dc.subject.sectorGlobal Commonsen_US
dc.subject.sectorForestryen_US
dc.titleAssessing Biodiversity from Space: An Example from the Western Ghats, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.type.publishedpublisheden_US

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