Spatio – temporal land use and land cover changing analysis in yercaud taluk, salem district, tamil nadu, india

Author: 
Selvakumar. P and 1 Sankar.K

In the present study, to evaluate the land use and land cover change detection in the shevaroyan hill, Yercaud Taluk, Salem District. It is located in the Shevaroys range of hills in the Eastern Ghats. The study area an about 385 Km2. In these above study using Landsat TM and Landsat ETM+ imagery in 30 meter resolution data during the year of 1990 and 2013. The major portion of the study area covered by dense forest and following the Dry deciduous forest land. This study clearly showing about the study period of last twenty four years are noticed in the drastic changes of land use/land cover. Dense forest and land without scrub features was decreased from 1990 to 2013. Agricultural land, Dry deciduous forest, land with scrub and built up area are increased during the study period. Water bodies and current fallow land features is not change because of study area an about hilly terrain.

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