Assessing the priorities for sustainable forest management in the Sikkim Himalaya, India: A remote sensing based approach

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Sikkim is a small, mountainous, Indian state (7,096 km2) located in the eastern Himalayan region. Though a global biodiversity hotspot, it has been relatively less studied. A detailed forest type, density and change dynamics study was undertaken, using SATELLITE remote sensing data and intensive field verification.

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12524-011-0110-6
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01/12/2011