Tags: temple groves bio-diversity conservation indigenous species tropical dry evergreen forest TDEF
The Tropical Evergreen forest of the east coast of India has been variously studied since it was recognized as a forest type. Lately quantitative ecological analyses of sacred groves around the Pondicherry region have been undertaken. However within all of these works a clear picture of the ecological dynamics of the TDEF has not emerged and it is the intention of this paper to contribute to this.
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