The risk analysis of potential forest fires in a wildlife sanctuary in the western ghats (Southwest Indian Peninsula) using geospatial techniques

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
RS Ajin ◽  
Ana-Maria Loghin ◽  
PG Vinod ◽  
MathewK Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Risk Analysis ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Geospatial Techniques ◽  
Indian Peninsula ◽  
The Western Ghats

XV. The Brahmins of Malabar

1910 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-639
Author(s):  
K. Ramavarma Raja
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Indian Peninsula ◽  
Luxuriant Growth ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Western Ghats

THE lofty chain of the Western Ghats bears much the same relation to the land of Bhārgava-kṣetra, a Sanskrit name of the coastal country of Kerala or Malabar, as the gigantic Himālayan range bears to the land of Bhārata-varṣa, or the Indian continent as a whole. This huge and impervious mountain-barrier, shutting off the low-lying seaboard region from the high table-land of the Deccan behind, has made it a separate world in every respect. The face of Nature, with its luxuriant growth of palms nurtured by the abundant tropical monsoons, differs from that of any other part of the Indian Peninsula. The language, Malayālam, though a branch of Dravidian speech, is confined to this region.

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. 

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. 

scholarly journals Freshwater fishes of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats of Karnataka, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17470-17476
Author(s):  
Naren Sreenivasan ◽  
Neethi Mahesh ◽  
Rajeev Raghavan
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
River System ◽  
Freshwater Fishes ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Cauvery River ◽  
Wallago Attu ◽  
The Western Ghats

The ichthyofauna of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is comprised of 58 species belonging to 18 families and 44 genera of which close to 25% are endemic to the Western Ghats region, and eight are endemic to the Cauvery River system namely, Dawkinsia arulius, Dawkinsia rubrotinctus, Hypselobarbus dubius, H. micropogon, Kantaka brevidorsalis, Labeo kontius, Tor remadevii and Hemibagrus punctatus.  Eight species found in Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary are threatened, including two (Tor remadevii and Hemibagrus punctatus) listed as ‘Critically Endangered’, four species (Dawkinsia arulius, Hypselobarbus dubius, H. micropogon, and Silonia childreni) as ‘Endangered’ and two (Hyporhamphus xanthopterus and Wallago attu) as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List. 

Environmental susceptibility model for predicting forest fire occurrence in the Western Ghats of India

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quentin Renard ◽  
Raphaël Pélissier ◽  
B. R. Ramesh ◽  
Narendran Kodandapani
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Forest Fires ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Fire Season ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
Environmental Controls ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Susceptibility Model ◽  
The Western Ghats

Forest fires are a recurrent management problem in the Western Ghats of India. Although most fires occur during the dry season, information on the spatial distribution of fires is needed to improve fire prevention. We used the MODIS Hotspots database and Maxent algorithm to provide a quantitative understanding of the environmental controls regulating the spatial distribution of forest fires over the period 2003–07 in the entire Western Ghats and in two nested subregions with contrasting characteristics. We used hierarchical partitioning to assess the independent contributions of climate, topography and vegetation to the goodness-of-fit of models and to build the most parsimonious fire susceptibility model in each study area. Results show that although areas predicted as highly prone to forest fires were mainly localised on the eastern slopes of the Ghats, spatial predictions and model accuracies differed significantly between study areas. We suggest accordingly a two-step approach to identify: first, large fire-prone areas by paying special attention to the climatic conditions of the monsoon season before the fire season, which determine the fuels moisture content during the fire season; second, the most vulnerable sites within the fire-prone areas using local models mainly based on the type of vegetation.

LECTOTYPIFICATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SUBSHRUB PHYLLANTHUS TALBOTII (PHYLLANTHACEAE)

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
R. Kr. Singh ◽  
A. Garg
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Threat Status ◽  
Conservation Measures ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Made In

The critically endangered Phyllanthus talbotii Sedgw. (Phyllanthaceae) is endemic to the northern part of the Western Ghats in Goa and Karnataka, India. The species was described in 1921 from collections made in 1883, 1918 and 1919, and then rediscovered in 1969. We report here a new locality, Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary, South Goa district, Goa. The species is lectotypified and a detailed description is provided, including distribution, IUCN threat status, conservation measures and nomenclatural notes.

scholarly journals Alarming population status of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Ratufa macroura (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae) in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, the Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 12350-12356
Author(s):  
Kiran Thomas ◽  
Paingamadathil Ommer Nameer
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Habitat Restoration ◽  
Population Estimation ◽  
Total Count ◽  
Population Status ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats

This study was carried out to assess the population of Ratufa macroura in Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Kerala part of the southern Western Ghats.  The population density of Ratufa macroura was estimated to be 15.26 squirrels/km2.  The total count method, however, gave the population range between 11 to 14 squirrels.  The current population estimation is about 78–85 % lesser than the previous population estimation of the Ratufa macroura carried out in 1993 and 2007 respectively, which is quite alarming.  The following conservation recommendations are suggested for the long-term conservation of R. macroura, which include habitat restoration to maintain the canopy contiguity and regulation of the pilgrimage and the tourism activities in and around the R. macroura habitat.  Urgent steps should also be taken to undertake studies on the genetics of R. macroura.  It is also suggested that systematic and scientific monitoring of the population of R. macroura be undertaken on a regular basis.

Revision of Hindumanes Logunov, 2004 (Araneae: Salticidae: Lyssomaninae), with description of a new species from the Western Ghats of Kerala, India

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4350 (2) ◽  
pp. 317
Author(s):  
PUTHOOR PATTAMMAL SUDHIN ◽  
KARUNNAPPILLI SHAMSUDHEEN NAFIN ◽  
AMBALAPARAMBIL VASU SUDHIKUMAR
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Monotypic Genus ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

The monotypic genus Hindumanes Logunov, 2004 is revised. We present fresh specimens of Hindumanes karnatakaensis (Tikader & Biswas, 1978), the type species, and describe Hindumanes wayanadensis sp. nov. from the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of the Western Ghats, Kerala, India. This paper provides the first description of the male of H. karnatakaensis and a redescription of its female. We also transfer the genus from Asemoneinae Maddison, 2015 to Lyssomaninae Blackwall, 1877. The relationship between Hindumanes and Lyssomanes Hentz, 1845 and the zoogeography of the subfamily are discussed. The distribution records of the genus are mapped. 

New species of Soa Enderlein, 1904 (Psocodea: ‘Psocoptera’: Lepidopsocidae) from the Western Ghats of India

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4881 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-392
Author(s):  
GURUSAMY RAMESH ◽  
RAJAPPA BABU ◽  
KUMARAPURAM A. SUBRAMANIAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Wildlife Sanctuary ◽  
Tiger Reserve ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Western Ghats

Soa papanasam sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on both sexes from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India. It differs from all other known species of Soa, by hindwing vein R1 originating proximal to vein M1 and distal to M2. This is the first species of the genus Soa described from India.

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