Village size and forest disturbance in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India

2006 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krithi K. Karanth ◽  
Lisa M. Curran ◽  
Jonathan D. Reuning-Scherer
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Disturbance ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

Two new species of amphibian nematodes from Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANJUM NASREEN RIZVI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Body Length ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Small Body ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Long Tail ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
First Time

Two new species namely, Cosmocercoides karnatakaensis sp.nov. and Narsingiella clinotarsi sp.nov. from amphibian hosts from Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats are described. Cosmocercoides karnatakaensis sp. nov. is characterized by males with small body length, long spicules, small gubernaculum, minute somatic papillae reaching up to esophagus, rosette complex caudal papillae as 8:5:12 pairs and simple caudal papillae as 3:0:0 pairs ; females with small body length, long tail, posteriorly situated vulva and oviparous. Narsingiella clinotarsi sp. nov. is characterized by male having long esophagus, two unequal spicules with trilobed shaft, small gubernaculum and 14 pairs of caudal papillae as 6:1:7 pattern and female having long esophagus, short conical tail and vulva situated at midbody. Both the genera are recorded for the first time from Western Ghats. Key to the species of Cosmocercoides is provided.

Diversity of soil fungi in dry deciduous forest of Bhadra Wildlife sanctuary, western Ghats of southern India

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shivakumar P. Banakar ◽  
B. Thippeswamy ◽  
B. V. Thirumalesh ◽  
K. J. Naveenkumar
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Soil Fungi ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Southern India ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Dry Deciduous Forest ◽  
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

A new species of Nyctibatrachus Boulenger (Amphibia: Anura: Nyctibatrachidae) from the surroundings of Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1914 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. P. DINESH ◽  
C. RADHAKRISHNAN ◽  
GOPALAKRISHNA BHATTA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Unique Combination ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Femoral Glands ◽  
Type Series ◽  
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Southwestern India

A new species of Indian nyctibatrachid frog, Nyctibatrachus dattatreyaensis sp. nov. (Amphibia: Anura), is described from the montane Shola forests of Dattatreya Peeta, Bhadra Wildlife sanctuary, Karnataka, southwestern India, on the basis of unique combination of characters: head wider than long; skin on the dorsum highly wrinkled with transverse corrugated folds; three discontinuous longitudinal folds, one dorsolaterally and two laterally; webbing on toes medium (3/ 4 th ); two yellowish bands on the dorsolateral area, prominent from sub-adult to adult stage; femoral glands present. The largest specimen in the type series has a snout-vent length of 41.0 mm. A revised key to the species of Nyctibatrachus is provided.

scholarly journals A report on the possible interbreeding between Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura and Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica from Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 13024-13028
Author(s):  
Kiran Thomas ◽  
D. K. Vinodkumar ◽  
Jomals Mathews John ◽  
M. Shaji ◽  
P. O. Nammer
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
Location Map

We report a possible instance of hybridization between the Ratufa indica and Ratufa macroura from Western Ghats. The details on the coat of the hybrid individuals, location map where the hybrids where sighted and the conservation challenges have been discussed in the paper.  

scholarly journals The woody flora of Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, central Western Ghats of Karnataka, India - A checklist

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 20033-20055
Author(s):  
Naveen Babu Kanda ◽  
Kurian Ayushi ◽  
Vincy K. Wilson ◽  
Narayanan Ayyappan ◽  
Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Human Impacts ◽  
Forest Types ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Peninsular India ◽  
Ecological Features ◽  
Central Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats

Documenting the biodiversity of protected areas and reserve forests is important to researchers, academicians and forest departments in their efforts to establish policies to protect regional biodiversity. Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary (SWS) is an important protected area located in the central Western Ghats of Karnataka state known for its diverse flora and fauna with distinct ecological features. For the last four decades the sanctuary has witnessed the loss of forest cover, yet the vegetation in few locations is relatively undisturbed. The current inventory was undertaken during 2019–2020 to provide a checklist of woody species from SWS under-researched earlier. The list comprises 269 species of trees, lianas and shrubs distributed in 207 genera and 68 families. The most diverse families are Fabaceae, Moraceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Lauraceae, Apocynaceae, Meliaceae, Malvaceae, Phyllanthaceae, and Anacardiaceae, representing 48% of total woody flora. The sanctuary shelters 263 native and six exotic plant species. Thirty-nine species were endemic to the Western Ghats, five species to peninsular India and one species to the Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Four forest types, i.e., dry deciduous, moist deciduous, semi-evergreen, and evergreen forests, are represented in the sanctuary. Of the total species, only seven occurred in all forest types, while 111 species are exclusive to a single forest type. One-hundred-and-four taxa were assessed for the International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List. Ten species that fall under Near Threatened, Vulnerable, and Endangered categories were encountered occasionally. The baseline data generated on plant diversity will be useful in highlighting the importance of these forests for species conservation and forest management. Such data form a cornerstone for further research. For instance, to understand the effect of invasive species and human impacts on the diversity of the region. 

MEMECYLON NERVOSUM (MELASTOMATACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM SOUTH INDIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-411
Author(s):  
R. G. Vadhyar ◽  
J. H. F. Benjamin ◽  
K. A. Sujana
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
South India ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
A New Species

Memecylon nervosum Vadhyar, J.H.F.Benj. & Sujana, a new species of Melastomataceae from the Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India, is described and illustrated. It is compared with the closely allied Memecylon heyneanum Benth. and Memecylon jambosioides Wight.

scholarly journals Meliola elaeocarpicola sp. nov. (Ascomycetes, Meliolales) from Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala State, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 15671-15674
Author(s):  
Lini K. Mathew ◽  
Jacob Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Kerala State ◽  
Foliicolous Fungi ◽  
The Western Ghats

During a survey of the foliicolous fungi in the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary in the Western Ghats region of Kerala State, India, a new black mildew fungus was collected from the leaves of Elaeocarpus sp. (Elaeocarpaceae).  Microscopic examinations of the infected plants revealed that it is an undescribed species of the genus Meliola Fries, and hence, this note. 

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