Status of Forest in Shimoga District, Karnataka

Sahyadri Conservation Series: 23

ENVIS Technical Report: 53, May 2013

T.V. Ramachandra^1,2,*

M.D. Subash Chandran^1,3

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

ENVIS Technical Report: 53
May 2013

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Shimoga Circle,
Karnataka Forest Department,
Government of Karnataka.

Report prepared at the invitation of Sri Ananth Hegde Ashisar,
Chairman, Western Ghats Task Force, Government of Karnataka
Vriksha Laksha’ Andholan, Sagar Taluk, Shimoga

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T.V. Ramachandra
Centre for Sustainable Technologies,
Centre for infrastructure, Sustainable Transportation and Urban Planning (CiSTUP),
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
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Subash Chandran M.D
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
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Sudarshan P. Bhat
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: bhat.sudarshanp@gmail.com

Bharath H. Aithal
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
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G. R. Rao
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: grrao1@gmail.com

Vishnu Mukri
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA.
E-mail: vishnumukri@gmail.com

Citation: Ramachandra T.V, Subash Chandran M.D, Sudarshan P. Bhat, Bharath H. Aithal, Rao G.R. and Vishnu Mukri, 2013. Status of Forest in Shimoga District, Karnataka., Sahyadri Conservation Series 23, ENVIS Technical Report : 53, May 2013, Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012.

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