Tropical Forests and Fragmentation: A case of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, North East India

Kumar, Ashish, Marcot, Bruce G., Patel, Rohitkumar

ISBN 10: 3330325747 / ISBN 13: 9783330325746

Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017

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• Titolo: Tropical Forests and Fragmentation: A case of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, North East India
• Editore: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3330325747
• ISBN 13: 9783330325746
• Rilegatura: paperback
• Condizione: New
• Tipo di libro: book

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Riassunto

The present book deals work completed over more than a decade on characterizing conditions of tropical forests in the Garo Hills of western Meghalaya State of North East India. This is essentially a compilation and compendium of findings presented in an Ph.D. work of Ashish Kumar and in related studies including analyses of forest fragmentation, Land use pattern, Forest classification, community analysis. and botanical diversity of the region. The work has led to innovations in use of remote sensing information and tools and to suggestions for designing a protected area network for conservation planning in the region A companion volume will present findings on, and implications for, wildlife conservation of the region.

L'autore

Dr Ashish Kumar worked extensively in the forests of the Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India for his doctoral research from the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, India before joining the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. He has represented the Ministry as Project Coordinator for various national level projects.