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

Table 5

Area occupied by different NDVI classes in different years in the 5 km buffer area surrounding four villages in SBR.

NDVI class	Area (ha) occupied in different years
	1975	1990	2005
Village: Bakua
<0.2	7.2	0	0
0.2–0.4	669.96	45.45	37.44
>0.4	4390.92	5016.6	5064.12
Village: Jenabil
<0.2	8.28	0	0
0.2–0.4	568.44	50.85	40.68
>0.4	4491.36	5012.01	5059.44
Village: Jamunagarh
<0.2	3.96	0	0
0.2–0.4	632.16	24.84	28.08
>0.4	4435.56	5038.83	5072.4
Village: Kabatghai
<0.2	122.4	0.81	17.64
0.2–0.4	956.52	370.53	672.48
>0.4	3940.92	4687.38	4411.08