A5018670161- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata
2018-2020
Pondicherry University
2011
Summary Sacred forests are small patches of forest that preserved and protected from human exploitation. Although they identified primarily for spiritual or religious purposes, their contribution to biodiversity conservation has been widely debated. sites known harbour greater compared exploited forests, but the patterns not well known. We studied tree diversity in a remote forested location eastern India where sacred reserve used by people present. Tree data eight nine showed species...
This is a report on sacred forests of Odisha, large and densely forested state in eastern India. Using district-level data from government agencies geographical area, demographics, forest cover, sizes numbers, we test what factors influence the observed distributions abundance forests. Results show that at district level, population size scheduled tribes was unrelated to total size. Forest area greater larger districts, where tribal populations were greater, but per cent cover declined with...