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AUTHORS

1. Mr. Sudarshan.P, Research Scholar, Department of Botany, Yuvaraja’s College, Mysore, Mysore-570005
2. Dr. M.K. Mahesh, Associate Professor, Department of Botany, Yuvaraja’s College, Mysore, Mysore-570005.
3. Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, Coordinator, Energy and Wetlands Research Group (EWRG) and the Convener of Environmental Information System (ENVIS) at Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES).During the past twenty years he has established an active school of research in the area of energy and environment (http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy). He has published over 296 research papers in reputed peer reviewed international and national journals, 62 book chapters, 333 papers in the international and national symposiums in the international and national symposiums as well as 18 books.