Analysis of Temporal and Spatial Changes in the Vegetation Density of Similipal Biosphere Reserve in Odisha (India) Using Multitemporal Satellite Imagery

Table 3

Area occupied by different NDVI classes in different years in the 4 km buffer zones surrounding high elevation points in SBR.

NDVI class	Area (ha) occupied in different years
	1975	1990	2005
<0.2	6.48	0	0.36
0.2–0.4	1172.52	55.44	63.36
>0.4	10321.9	11358.9	11479