Changes in Vegetation Health of the Tropical Rainforest of Assam due to Climate Change and Anthropogenic Intervention
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i8/169443Keywords:
Climate Change, LULC, NDVI, Tropical Rainforest, RS-GISAbstract
Jeypore Reserved Forest, the remnant patch of the tropical rainforest of Assam, harbours rich diversity of flora and fauna and is facing disturbance due to anthropogenic interventions such as stone and sand collection, coalmining as well as encroachment for tea plantations in the peripheral areas of the forest. Using geospatial technology, an attempt was made in this study to analyse the changes in vegetation health of the tropical rainforest of Assam due to climate change and anthropogenic intervention over the period 19862020. A high positive correlation was observed between the vegetation health and average post-monsoon rainfall of the tropical rainforest of Assam, while the average annual maximum temperature and average winter rainfall were found to be highly negatively correlated with vegetation health of the area. Although there was no significant impact of climate change on the vegetation health of the tropical rainforest of Assam during the study period; however, anthropogenic changes in land cover/land-use may alter the climatic parameters of the region in the long-run, which in turn may affect the vegetation health of this pristine forest.References
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