Effects of land use and land cover change on ecosystem services in the Koshi River Basin, Eastern Nepal

• Published in: Ecosystem services Vol. 38; p. 100963
• Main Authors: Rimal, Bhagawat, Sharma, Roshan, Kunwar, Ripu, Keshtkar, Hamidreza, Stork, Nigel E., Rijal, Sushila, Rahman, Syed Ajijur, Baral, Himlal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2019
• Subjects: basins; carbon sequestration; Ecosystem services; food production; forests; grasslands; habitats; Koshi River Basin; land cover; Land cover change; land use and land cover maps; Landsat; landscapes; lowlands; Nepal; planning; remote sensing; shrublands; spatial variation; temporal variation; urban areas; Urbanization; watersheds; Nepal; Urbanization; Koshi River Basin; Ecosystem services; Land cover change

[Display omitted] •Explore effects of LULC change on food production, carbon storage, habitat quality.•Modelled data from Landsat satellite images using InVEST model.•Observed gain in urban, forests and grass areas; loss of cultivated shrub areas.•Gain in habitat quality, loss in food production and...