Beyond Parallel Trends: A Confounder-Adjusted, Spatially Explicit Test of Climate–Land-Use Associations in a Western Ghats-Adjacent Semi-Arid District, South India
Vasanthakumar M, Sakthivel R, Kamalesh Kanna Shanmuganathan, A. Mathesh Siva & Geethakarthi A · Asian Journal of Geographical Research · 2026
Land-use/land-cover (LULC) change and climate variability are often reported together in district-level studies, yet their statistical association is rarely tested after accounting for topographic and anthropogenic influences. This study examines Erode District, Tamil Nadu, a sem...
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10.9734/ajgr/2026/v9i4475