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Long-term ecological and biodiversity monitoring in the western Himalaya using satellite remote sensing [1]

The IPCC in its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) described the Himalayan Region as data-deficient in terms of climate monitoring. This is a serious impediment to global research initiatives and thus necessitates long-term ecological monitoring (LTEM) across the Himalaya. Being governed by low temperature conditions, the high-altitude regions in Himalaya are more responsive to changing environmental conditions and hence serve as better indicators. We identified few Protected Areas (PAs) and selected forest core area and ecotones along the temperate, sub-alpine, alpine and cold desert ecosystems in Himachal Pradesh to establish a network of permanent monitoring plots (PMPs).

Publication Date: 
25/04/2012
Amit Chawla [2], Pawan K. Yadav [3], Sanjay K. Uniyal & et al [4]
Current Science [5]
102
8
1143-1156
Tags:
Biodiversity [6], Western Himalaya [7], Remote Sensing [8], Climate Change [9], Protected Area Conservation [10], Himachal Pradesh [11], Soil Capability [12], Mountains [13], Forests [14], Great Himalayan NP [15], Pin Valley NP [16], Rupi Bhaba SA [17]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pawan-k-yadav
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjay-k-uniyal-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-himalaya
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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/protected-area-conservation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himachal-pradesh
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[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/great-himalayan-np
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pin-valley-np
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rupi-bhaba-sa