Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Vol 12,
Issue 2,2014
Online ISSN: 1459-0263
Print ISSN: 1459-0255
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Spatiotemporal analysis of vegetation change in Himalayan foothills, a case from Machiara National Park, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
Author(s):
Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar 1*,
Sajjad Ahmad 2, Tariq Habib 1, Hamayum Shaheen 1, Muhammad Altaf Hussain 3*Recieved Date: 2014-01-30, Accepted Date: 2014-03-27
Abstract:This research deals with the analysis of land cover change before and after the establishment of Machiara National Park. Protected areas are established to conserve the available flora and fauna of the area and the purpose of this analysis was to check whether the objectives of establishing protected area are met. Satellite images were used to analyse land cover change before and after establishment of National Park, i.e. 1992, 1998 and 2009. Land cover change was detected inside MNP boundary as well as 1 km outside buffer to compare change pattern. The results show that there was a significant change in the vegetation of the area.
Keywords:Vegetation change,
forest degradation, Himalayan biodiversity hotspot, land use, land cover, Machiara National Park, resource useJournal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2014
Volume: 12
Issue: 2
Category: Environment
Pages: 922-925
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