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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

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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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