Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

Sarita Rana ¹, Rajiv ², S. Kalsi ¹, Mani Ram Burra ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, University College, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, IN
2 Department of Zoology, M. L. N. College, Yamuna Nagar, IN
3 Department of Zoology GMN(PG) College Ambala Cantt.-133001 (Haryana), IN

Abstract

Attempts were made to map species distribution to consider identification of appropriate surrogates (i.e. habitat features, food, climatic zones and various biotic factors). The use of sophisticated technologies, particularly Remote Sensing and GIS, has opened up a new paradigm in mapping spatial pattern of species distribution and wildlife habitat (Worah et al.,1989, Buckland and Elston, 1993, Mladenoff et al, 1995, Nagendra and Gadgil, 1999, Cough and Rushton, 2000).

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