The global demand for food and bioenergy changes associated with land use and land
cover change (LULCC) has raised concerns about the environment, global warming, and …

To deal with global warming and biodiversity loss, historical land use in South Asia received
wide attention because of its huge population and rich biodiversity. We reviewed …

Abstract The Western Ghats (WG) mountain range in the Indian sub-continent is a
biodiversity hotspot, now faces a severe threat to the valley population and ecosystem …

The present study, first of its kind, has analyzed the land cover and investigated the spatial
patterns of deforestation and forest fragmentation in South Asian region since the 1930's …

Forest-cover change has become an important topic in global biodiversity conservation in
recent decades because of the high rates of forest loss in different parts of the world …

India is the second-highest contributor to the post-2000 global greening. However, with
satellite data, here we show that this 18.51% increase in Leaf Area Index (LAI) during 2001 …

The study examines long-term land use/land cover change (LUCC) at a finer scale in a semi-
arid region of India. The objectives were to study and quantify the spatiotemporal LUCC and …

Abstract The West Flowing River Basins from Tadri to Kanyakumari (WFRB-2), India, is a
highly complex hydrological system witnessing hydrological extremes frequently. In this …

Abstract Tropical rainforests in Sri Lanka are biodiversity hotspots, which are sensitive to
anthropogenic disturbance and long-term climate change. We assessed the diversity …

Grass silica short cell phytoliths (GSSCPs), which are profusely produced within the grasses
are often subfamily-specific and hence may act as one of the reliable plant proxies in …