Sahyadri Conservation Series: 23 ENVIS Technical Report: 53,  May 2013
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Status of Forest in Shimoga District, Karnataka
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   T.V. Ramachandra1,2,*       M.D. Subash Chandran1,3       Sudarshan P. Bhat1       Bharath H. Aithal1       G. R. Rao1      Vishnu Mukri1   
1Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
2Member, Western Ghats Task Force, Government of Karnataka, 3Member, Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Government of Karnataka
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

CONTENT
  Executive Summary
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Shimoga District Profile
1.2 Administration History
1.3 Administrative Profile
1.4 Population
1.5 Topography
1.6 Climate
1.7 Rivers
1.8 Geology
1.9 Soil
1.10 Mines and Minerals
1.11 Road and Rail Network
1.12 Vegetation
2.0 Landscape Dynamics in Shimoga
2.1 Land Cover Analysis
2.2 Land Use Analysis
2.3 Fragmentation Analysis
3.0 Forest Encroachments
4.0 Forest Management in Shimoga
4.1 Forest Management: Present Status
4.2 History of Forest Management
4.3 Past Management in Shimoga Forest Divisions
5.0 Fauna
5.1 Forest Working Plans
5.2 Forest Allotment for Non-Forestry Purposes
5.3 Plantations
6.0 Status of Wildlife
6.1 Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary
6.2 Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
6.3 Gudavi Bird Sanctuary
7.0 Kan Sacred Forests
7.1 Status of Kans in Shimoga District
7.2 Threats to Kans
8.0 Tragedy of the Kan Sacred Forests
8.1 Case Studies on Two Kan Forests of Thirthahalli Taluk
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