VEGETATION MAPPING AND PHYTODIVERSITY ANALYSIS IN DALMA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY JHARKHAND, USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY NARENDRA PRASAD MZU/Ph.D./752 OF 19.05.2015 University Registration No. 129 of 2015 DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY SCHOOL OF EARTH SCIENCES& NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGMENT APRIL 2020 1 VEGETATION MAPPING AND PHYTODIVERSITY ANALYSIS IN DALMA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY JHARKHAND, USING REMOTE SENSING AND GIS BY Narendra Prasad Department of Forestry UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF Prof. U. K. Sahoo Submitted In partial fulfilment of the requirement of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry of Mizoram University, Aizawl 2 Dedicated to the Memory of My Father and Mother with respect 3 MIZORAM UNIVERSITY AIZAWL : MIZORAM, INDIA Department of Forestry School of Earth Science & Natural Resource Management Dr. U.K. Sahoo Telephone : +91389 2330394 (Off.) +91389 2330354 (Off.) Professor +91389 2326492 (Res.) Mobile : +919436150944 Email :
[email protected] CERTIFICATE This is to certify that the thesis entitled “Vegetation mapping and Phytodiversity analysis in Dlama Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand, using Remote Sensing and GIS” submitted by Sri Narendra Prasad for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry of Mizoram University, Aizawal embodies the record of original investigation under my supervision. He has duly registered and the thesis presented is worthy of being considered for the award of the Ph.D. Degree. The work has not been submitted for any degree of another University. (U.K. Sahoo) Supervisor AIZAWL 4 Mizoram University April, 2020 Declaration I Narendra Prasad, hereby declare that the subject matter of this thesis is the record of work done by me, that the contents of this thesis did not form basis of the award of any previous degree to me or to do the best of my knowledge to anybody else, and that the thesis has not been submitted by me for any research degree in any other University/Institute.