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Impact of pastoral practices on forest cover and regeneration in the outer fringes of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya [1]

The study reports the impact of migratory livestock in the buffer area of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. The cumulative impacts of livestock grazing, fuel wood extraction and other anthropogenic pressures on forest cover in and around camping sites have been analyzed using satellite data and field observations.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2011
Arun K. Thakur [2], Gajendra Singh [3], Sarnam Singh & et al [4]
Remote Sensing [5]
39
1
127-134
Tags:
Kedarnath SA [6], Forests [7], Western Himalaya [8], Livestock [9], Migratory Species [10], Firewood [11], Remote Sensing [12], Grasslands [13], Chamoli [14], Rudraprayag (D) [15], Pastoral Nomads [16], Bhotia [17], Gujjar [18]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-pastoral-practices-forest-cover-and-regeneration-outer-fringes-kedarnath

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/impact-pastoral-practices-forest-cover-and-regeneration-outer-fringes-kedarnath
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arun-k-thakur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/gajendra-singh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarnam-singh-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/remote-sensing
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kedarnath-sa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-himalaya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/migratory-species
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasslands
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chamoli
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rudraprayag-d
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pastoral-nomads
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhotia
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujjar