Citation: Ramachandra T V, Harish R. Bhat, Bharath H. Aithal, Rao G.R., Sudarshan P. Bhat, Vinay S., Ganesh Hegde, Gouri Kulkarni, Vishnu D. Mukri, 2015. Biodiversity, Ecology, Energy, Landscape Dynamics and Hydrology of Agastya Foundation Campus, Kuppam, ENVIS Technical Report 89, CES, Indian Institut of Science, Bangalore 560012

Executive Summary Introduction Exploring Biodiversity Land use dynamics Hydrology Status of lakes around Agastya Foundation Campus Prospects of Renewable Energy Floristic Diversity and Lanscape Planning, Flora Butterflies Spiders (ARANEIDS) Frogs and toad Reptiles of Agastya Birds

C O N T E N T S Sl.No Content Page No. . Executive Summary 2 1 Agastya Foundation Campus, Kuppam: Introduction 7 2 Exploring Biodiversity of Agastya Foundation Campus 9 3 Land use dynamics 12 4 Hydrology 18 5 Status of lakes around Agastya Foundation Campus 20 6 Prospects of Renewable  Energy in Agastya Foundation campus, Kuppam 32 7 Floristic Diversity and Lanscape Planning, 44 8 Flora of Agastya Foundation Campus, Kuppam 52 9 Butterflies of Kuppam Campus, Agastya Foundation 110 10 Spiders (ARANEIDS) of Agastya Foundation Campus 112 11 Frogs and toad of Agastya Foundation Campus, Kuppam 120 12 Reptiles of Agastya Foundation Campus, Kuppam 122 13 Birds of Agastya Foundation Campus, Kuppam 131   Annexures – Flora and Fauna Posters 138 E-mail   |   Sahyadri   |   ENVIS   |   GRASS   |   Energy   |   CES   |   CST   |   CiSTUP   |   IISc   |   E-mail