Publications by authors named "Rajapandian Kanagaraj"
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- Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh is a key biodiversity hotspot where a study focused on identifying critical wildlife habitats using supervised classification of habitat types.
- Satellite imagery from Sentinel-2A helped classify land use and cover into 13 distinct categories, revealing that mixed forests dominate the area at 69.9%.
- While overall classification accuracy was high at 88.5%, certain habitat types like riverbed and agriculture showed higher error rates; habitat preference analysis indicated that many mammals avoided mixed forests in favor of specialized habitats like bamboo and riverine forests.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is protected by conservation policy throughout its range. Efforts to protect the species from further decline demand detailed understanding of its habitat requirements, which have not yet been rigorously defined. Current methods of identifying gopher tortoise habitat typically rely on coarse soil and vegetation classifications, and are prone to over-prediction of suitable habitat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFire management requires an understanding of the spatial characteristics of fire ignition patterns and how anthropogenic and natural factors influence ignition patterns across space. In this study we take advantage of a recent fire ignition database (855 points) to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the spatial pattern of fire ignitions in the western area of Neuquén province (57,649 km(2)), Argentina, for the 1992-2008 period. The objectives of our study were to better understand the spatial pattern and the environmental drivers of the fire ignitions, with the ultimate aim of supporting fire management.
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