ZONATION OF CONSERVATION PRIORITY SITES FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF TROPICAL FORESTS IN INDIA: A VALUE-BASED CONSERVATION APPROACH
| Autor: | Devarajan Natarajan, S. John Britto, S. Soosairaj, B. Balaguru, N. Nagamurugan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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| Zdroj: | Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 5:37-48 |
| ISSN: | 1785-0037 1589-1623 |
| DOI: | 10.15666/aeer/0502_037048 |
| Popis: | Zonation of conservation sites has been modelled by overlaying different layers such as vegetation type, species richness, endangered, endemic, economic status maps and socio-cultural value map using remote sensing and GIS in the Pacchaimalai hills part of Eastern Ghats in India that is spread to an area of 527.61 sq. km. These hills are situated at the mid regions of Tamil Nadu with latitudes 11°09'00" to 11°27'00" N and longitudes 78°28'00" to 78°49'00" E. They harbour eight vegetation types of which tropical dry deciduous forests are widespread with rich diversity. As in other hills, the forest cover is under severe anthropogenic pressure in spite of being protected as a reserved forest. This study proposes about 0.93% (4.95 sq. km) of the total area of the Pacchaimalai hills for immediate conservation. The effectiveness of the proposal would be based on the attitude and awareness of local people towards vegetation who inhabit the areas adjacent to proposed sites and the effective monitoring by foresters and participatory approach of both the people and forest authorities to accomplish the goal of the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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