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CONSERVATION IMPACT ON SACRED FOREST FRAGMENTS – A CASE STUDY FROM KARNATAKA, INDIA
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RAJASRI RAY                               M.D. SUBHAS CHANDRAN                                T.V. RAMACHANDRA*
Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560012, India.
*Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

Summary

The impact of protection on the ecology and ecosystem services of a fragmented sacred grove of Karnataka in agricultural landscape was studied. Comparative assessment of two time scale data revealed positive influence of protection on vegetation in term of species richness, diversity, endemism and basal area. An increment in above ground biomass indicates groves potential for carbon sequestration. Species level study on carbon storage finds the contribution of young individuals in recent time period.


Keywords : Ecology of sacred grove; Western Ghats Karnataka; Protection measure

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Citation : Rajasri Ray, Subhas Chandran M.D. and Ramachandra. T.V., 2012. Conservation impact on sacred forest fragments – A case study from Karnataka, India., The Indian Forester, Vol. 138, No. 3, March 2012.
* Corresponding Author :
  Dr. T.V. Ramachandra
Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore – 560 012, India.
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