India's biodiversity hotspot under anthropogenic pressure: A case study of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Journal for Nature Conservation 20(1): 56-61; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2011.08.004Baskarana, N., U. Anbarasan and G. Agoramoorthy. 2012. India's biodiversity hotspot under ...
Biodiversity: India is a biodiversity hotspot, with numerous national parks and wildlife sanctuaries housing species like Bengal tigers, Indian elephants, and rhinoceros. Culture Languages and Ethnicities: India is incredibly diverse, with over 2,000 distinct ethnic groups and more than 1,600 languages...
Assessing Local and Surrounding Threats to the Protected Area Network in a Biodiversity Hotspot: The Hengduan Mountains of Southwest China Protected areas (PAs) not only serve as refuges of biodiversity conservation but are also part of large ecosystems and are vulnerable to change caused by h......
The Northeast India, part of Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, is one of the still relatively undisturbed regions of the world harbouring almost 50% of the flowering plant of the Indian subcontinent. This region is economically less developed and forests are under tremendous pressure from the ...
Andaman & Nicobar Islands is the largest archipelago system consisting of cover 200 islands, over 300 inlets and constitute one of the hotspot of biodiversity. It is separated from mainland India by almost 1,000 km. These are 3,552 plant species are known from these Islands. As regards bamboo...
Besides this, it is bordered by floodplains of Brahmaputra River that nourishes the flora of the park and makes it the Hotspot of Biodiversity. Its aquatic flora includes lotus, water hyacinth, water lilies and some species of climbing plants....
Schierenbeck KA (2017) Population-level genetic variation and climate change in a biodiversity hotspot. Ann Bot 119:215–228. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw214 Article PubMed Google Scholar Schmidt C, Hoban S, Hunter M et al (2023) Genetic diversity and IUCN Red List status. Conserv Bi...
Forests of NE India cover 64% geographical area of the region3 and are regarded as the northern most limit of tropical rainforests in the world4. This region is a major biodiversity hotspot of India and is home to a wide variety of plant species5. Previous studies have considered NE India...
Yet, when they nest in the vicinity of cities, towns, and villages, the public often perceives them as a nuisance. Therefore, effectively conserving such urban biodiversity should consider “ecology with cities” strategies that aim to engage members of the public in ways that assess and ...
It is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas. Khangchendzonga National Park [Area (km Square): 1,784.0]: Khangchendzonga National Park is located in the state of Sikkim in northern India. It includes a unique diversity of plains, valleys, lakes, glaciers and spectacular, snow-...