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Index

1.0 Preface
2.0 Introduction
3.0 Objectives
4.0 Study area – Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
	4.1 Background
	4.2 Social Aspects
5.0 Methodology
	5.1 Terrestrial Ecosystems
		5.1.1 Land-Cover and Land-Use Analysis
		5.1.2 Vegetation Studies
		5.1.3 Faunal Distribution
	5.2 Aquatic Ecosystem
		5.2.1 Phytoplankton
		5.2.2 Zooplankton
		5.2.3 Ichthyofauna
		5.2.4 Amphibians
	5.3 Human Socio-Economic-Energy Studies
6.0 Results and Discussion
	6.1 Terrestrial Ecosystem
		6.1.1 Land-Cover and Land-Use Analysis
		6.1.2 Vegetation Studies
			6.1.2.1 Lichens
			6.1.2.2 Other Vegetation
		6.1.3 Faunal Distribution
			6.1.3.1 Ants
			6.1.3.2 Coleopterans
			6.1.3.3 Butterflies
			6.1.3.4 Molluscs
			6.1.3.5 Reptiles
			6.1.3.6 Avifauna
			6.1.3.7 Mammals
	6.2 Aquatic Ecosystem
		6.2.1 Phytoplankton
		6.2.2 Zooplankton
		6.2.3 Ichthyofauna
		6.2.4 Amphibians
	6.3 Humans – Socio-Economic-Energy Studies
		6.3.1 Forest biomass availability
7.0 Threats and Management
	7.1 Human and livestock inside the sanctuary
		7.1.1 Agriculture and Encroachment
		7.1.2 Timber smuggling
	7.2 Monoculture Plantation
	7.3 Forest Fire
	7.4 Forest fragmentation
		7.4.1 Human-animal conflicts
	7.5 Proposed habitat corridors
	7.6 Restoration of forest
	7.7 Policies
8.0 Acknowledgement
9.0 References
10.0 Annexure
11.0 Signficant Outcome
	11.1 Fish Diversity in Relation to Landscape and Vegetation In Central Western Ghats, India
	11.2 Two New Species of Fishes of the Genus Schistura McClelland from Western Ghats, India
	11.3 Schistura Nilgiriensis (Menon) in Sharavathi River Basin, Western Ghats, Karnataka
	11.4 Developmental Mode in White-nosed Shrub Frog Philautus cf. leucorhinus
	11.5 Advertisement Calls and Distribution of Pedostibes tuberculosus
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