Prioritizing India's landscapes for biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being
Biodiversity conservation and human well-being are tightly interlinked. Yet, mismatches in
the scale at which these two priority issues are planned and implemented have exacerbated …
the scale at which these two priority issues are planned and implemented have exacerbated …
Greening of India: forests or croplands?
J Kuttippurath, R Kashyap - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
There are substantial changes in global green cover owing to anthropogenic activities and
climate change. Here, we estimate the long-term changes in India's green cover, and its …
climate change. Here, we estimate the long-term changes in India's green cover, and its …
Browning of vegetation in efficient carbon sink regions of India during the past two decades is driven by climate change and anthropogenic intrusions
Accurate estimation of carbon cycle is a challenging task owing to the complexity and
heterogeneity of ecosystems. Carbon Use Efficiency (CUE) is a metric to define the ability of …
heterogeneity of ecosystems. Carbon Use Efficiency (CUE) is a metric to define the ability of …
Quantifying temperature and precipitation change caused by land cover change: a case study of India using the WRF model
The large-scale Land-Uses and Land-Cover Changes (LULCC) in India in the past several
decades is primarily driven by anthropogenic factors that influence the climate from regional …
decades is primarily driven by anthropogenic factors that influence the climate from regional …
Warming, increase in precipitation, and irrigation enhance greening in High Mountain Asia
Abstract High-Mountain Asia exhibits one of the highest increases in vegetation greenness
on Earth, subsequently influencing the exchange of water and energy between the land …
on Earth, subsequently influencing the exchange of water and energy between the land …
Improved air quality leads to enhanced vegetation growth during the COVID–19 lockdown in India
The direct effect of pandemic induced lockdown (LD) on environment is widely explored, but
its secondary impacts remain largely unexplored. Therefore, we assess the response of …
its secondary impacts remain largely unexplored. Therefore, we assess the response of …
Quantifying the impacts of opencast mining on vegetation dynamics over eastern India using the long-term Landsat-series satellite dataset
Enhanced spatio-temporal and up-to-date information on vegetation dynamics at various
spatial scales are imperative in understanding the human, biosphere, and atmosphere …
spatial scales are imperative in understanding the human, biosphere, and atmosphere …
[HTML][HTML] Trends of greening and browning in terrestrial vegetation in China from 2000 to 2020
K Yi, X Zhao, Z Zheng, D Zhao, Y Zeng - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Terrestrial vegetation condition is altering generally as a result of climate change and
anthropogenic activity during the past few decades. To reveal the impact of long-term …
anthropogenic activity during the past few decades. To reveal the impact of long-term …
Spatio-temporal characterization of landscape fire in relation to anthropogenic activity and climatic variability over the Western Himalaya, India
The frequent occurrence of a forest fire can be detrimental to the functioning of ecologically
fragile regions such as the Western Himalaya. This study assesses the spatio-temporal …
fragile regions such as the Western Himalaya. This study assesses the spatio-temporal …
Modeling and prediction of fire occurrences along an elevational gradient in Western Himalayas
Forest fires are the result of complex interactions among human, geographic and weather
conditions. Climate change would alter the link between forest fire and the controlling …
conditions. Climate change would alter the link between forest fire and the controlling …