Restoring degraded riparian forest ecosystems of the Western Ghats for ecological sustainability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh Mohan ◽  
Vadakke Neelamana K. Saritha ◽  
Mutharimettak Rameshan ◽  
Ashly Chacko ◽  
Velamparambil G. Gopikrishna
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Riparian Forest ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
The Western Ghats

Biophysical quantification of biodiversity and ecosystems services of forest ecosystems in the Western Ghats: a case study of Uttara Kannada District, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 735-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya P. Joshi ◽  
Indu K. Murthy ◽  
Gurunath T. Hegde ◽  
Vani Sathyanarayan ◽  
Savithri Bhat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
The Western Ghats

The rain–runoff response of tropical humid forest ecosystems to use and reforestation in the Western Ghats of India

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-473 ◽  
pp. 216-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagdish Krishnaswamy ◽  
Michael Bonell ◽  
Basappa Venkatesh ◽  
Bekal K. Purandara ◽  
Sharachchandra Lele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Forest Ecosystems ◽  
Humid Forest ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
The Western Ghats

New locality records and call description of the Resplendent Shrub Frog Raorchestes resplendens (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 16502-16509
Author(s):  
Sandeep Das ◽  
K.P. Rajkumar ◽  
K.A. Sreejith ◽  
M. Royaltata ◽  
P.S. Easa
Keyword(s):  
Endangered Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Grassland Ecosystem ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
Controlled Burning ◽  
New Locations ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
First Time ◽  
The Western Ghats

Abstract: The Resplendent Shrub Frog, Raorchestes resplendens Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, & Bossuyt, 2010 is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the Western Ghats and was considered to be restricted to a three-square kilometer patch atop Anamudi summit.  In this study, we report 36 new locations of the species from the Anamalai massif of the southern Western Ghats.  Niche-based prediction modelling suggests that the species is restricted to Anamalai massif.  The call description of this frog is also provided for the first time. The preferred microhabitat of the frog is Chrysopogon grass clumps in the marshy/swampy montane grassland ecosystem. Restricted to a small area with controlled burning management practiced in its habitat, R. resplendens needs immediate attention.

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