MULTI-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN SARISKA RESERVE (2000-2025)

This report analyses long-term vegetation dynamics in Sariska Reserve, India, using multi-temporal satellite data from 2000–2025. Dry-season NDVI trends were assessed using MODIS data and non-parametric statistics, while climate–vegetation relationships were examined using CHIRPS monsoon rainfall with a lagged response framework. Landsat-based LandTrendr analysis was applied to identify episodic vegetation disturbance and recovery. Results indicate gradual long-term greening, strong interannual variability linked to lagged rainfall, and spatially heterogeneous, low-magnitude disturbance events characteristic of drought-related stress.