NDLI: Geospatial monitoring and prioritization of forest fire incidences in Andhra Pradesh, India

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Author	Manaswini, G. Sudhakar Reddy, C.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Forest fire has been identified as one of the key environmental issue for long-term conservation of biodiversity and has impact on global climate. Spatially multiple observations are necessary for monitoring of forest fires in tropics for understanding conservation efficacy and sustaining biodiversity in protected areas. The present work was carried out to estimate the spatial extent of forest burnt areas and fire frequency using Resourcesat Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) data (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014) in Andhra Pradesh, India. The spatio-temporal analysis shows that an area of 7514.10 km2 (29.22 % of total forest cover) has been affected by forest fires. Six major forest types are distributed in Andhra Pradesh, i.e. semi-evergreen, moist deciduous, dry deciduous, dry evergreen, thorn and mangroves. Of the total forest burnt area, dry deciduous forests account for >75 %. District-wise analysis shows that Kurnool, Prakasam and Cuddapah have shown >100 km2 of burnt area every year. The total forest burnt area estimate covering protected areas ranges between 6.9 and 22.3 % during the study period. Spatial burnt area analysis for protected areas in 2014 indicates 37.2 % of fire incidences in the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve followed by 20.2 % in the Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary, 20.1 % in the Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuary and 17.4 % in the Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary. The analysis of cumulative fire occurrences from 2009 to 2014 has helped in delineation of conservation priority hotspots using a spatial grid cell approach. Conservation priority hotspots I and II are distributed in major parts of study area including protected areas of the Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve and Gundla Brahmeswaram Wildlife Sanctuary. The spatial database generated will be useful in studies related to influence of fires on species adaptability, ecological damage assessment and conservation planning.
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Ending Page	12
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01676369
Journal	Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Volume Number	187
Issue Number	10
e-ISSN	15732959
Language	English
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Publisher Date	2015-09-08
Publisher Place	Cham
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Forest fire Protected area Conservation Remote sensing Andhra Pradesh India Environmental Monitoring/Analysis Environmental Management Ecotoxicology Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pollution Medicine Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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