Landscape Dynamics in Relation to Slope and Elevation in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India using Geospatial Technology

Landscape Dynamics in Relation to Slope and Elevation in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India using Geospatial Technology

kiranmay sarma

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Yadav P.K.

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Sarmah R.K.

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Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

Landscape Dynamics in Relation to Slope and Elevation in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India using Geospatial Technology

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Garo hills region of northeast India is severely affected by sheet erosion mainly because of the age old tradition of shifting cultivation in the fragile hill slopes aided by other anthropogenic activities. Slope and elevation are important parameters that provide varieties of topographical feature for ecological patches. Vegetation is one of the major factors controlling soil erosion, while most soil erosion occurrences are due to the removal of vegetation and topsoil. Change matrix result indicates dynamic character of landscape.The present study is conducted to examine the landscape dynamics to relate vegetation cover with slope and elevation in three Garo hills districts of Meghalaya using temporal remote sensing data of 2001 and 2010. It is revealed that there is decrease in open forest during the study period while areas under dense forest and non-forest increased. This increased forest areas are confined in the high slopes which are inaccessible.

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kiranmay sarma. 2013. \u201cLandscape Dynamics in Relation to Slope and Elevation in Garo Hills of Meghalaya, India using Geospatial Technology\u201d. Global Journal of Human-Social Science - B: Geography, Environmental Science & Disaster Management GJHSS-B Volume 13 (GJHSS Volume 13 Issue B2): .

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Submission ReceivedDecember 10, 2012
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Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science - B: Geography, Environmental Science & Disaster Management

Authors: Dr. Sarma K, Yadav P.K., Sarmah R.K. (PhD/Dr. count: 1)

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