
Abstract
Linear infrastructure development is an important driver of forest fragmentation leading to habitat and biodiversity loss as well as disruption of critical ecosystem processes. The tropical forests of India are increasingly impacted by infrastructure development. Little quantitative information is available on the extent of fragmentation due to linear infrastructure on these habitats. Here, we quantified fragmentation due to linear infrastructure by studying forest structural connectivity.
Year of Publication
2020
Journal
Land Use Policy
Volume
99
Number of Pages
104619
Date Published
12/2020
ISSN Number
0264-8377
URL
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026483771831322X
DOI
10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104619