Pteridophyte diversity in wet evergreen forests of Sakleshpur in Central Western Ghats

PTERIDOPHYTE DIVERSITY IN WET EVERGREEN FORESTS OF SAKLESHPUR IN CENTRAL WESTERN GHATS

Sumesh N. Dudani^{1, 2}, M. K. Mahesh², M. D. Subash Chandran¹ and T.V. Ramachandra^1,*

¹Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences [CES], Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
²Department of Botany, Yuvaraja’s College (Autonomous), University of Mysore, Mysore - 57005
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Acknowledgement

We are grateful to the NRDMS division, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Indian Institute of Science for the financial and infrastructure support. We thank the forest officials of Hassan Forest Division, Karnataka Forest Department for permitting us to undertake the study and field assistance. We also thank C. R. Fraser-Jenkins, Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh; Dr. P. K. Rajagopal and Prof. K. Gopalkrishna Bhat, Department of Botany, Poornaprajna College, Udupi and Prof. P. V. Madhusudhanan, Department of Botany, Calicut University for their expert comments and inputs. Thanks are also due to G. R. Rao, Prakash Mesta, Vishnu Mukri and Srikant Naik for their inputs and help in the field.

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Citation : Sumesh N. Dudani, M.K. Mahesh, M.D. Subash Chandran and T.V. Ramachandra (2014), Pteridophyte diversity in wet evergreen forests of Sakleshpur in Central Western Ghats, Indian Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol.3 (1) January-March, pp. 28-39.

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	Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India. Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 [extn - 107], Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in, Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy, http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/grass

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	Dr. T.V. Ramachandra Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, INDIA. Tel : +91-80-2293 3099/2293 3503 - extn 107 Fax : 91-80-23601428 / 23600085 / 23600683 [CES-TVR] E-mail : cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in, energy@ces.iisc.ernet.in, Web : http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy