Vegetation in the Sacred Groves across India: A Review

Sayantani Chanda*, T.V.Ramachandra
Energy and Wetlands Research Group,Centre for Ecological Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India.
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Citation:Sayantani Chanda, T.V.Ramachandra. Vegetation in the Sacred Groves across India: A Review. Research & Reviews: Journal of Ecology. 2019; 8(1): 29–38p.

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Energy and Wetlands Research Group,Centre for Ecological Sciences,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India.
Email: isayantani.chanda@gmail.com
  
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