Myristica swamps are tree-covered wetlands within the evergreen forests of the Western
Ghats, India. Even with their little-known biota, the swamps are virtually a live museum that is …

Introduction of agriculture three millennia ago in Peninsular India's Western Ghats altered
substantially ancient tropical forests. Early agricultural communities, nevertheless, strived to …

Myristica swamps are one of the rarest wetland ecosystems within the sub-tropical
evergreen forests of the Western Ghats, India. As their name indicates, they harbor trees …

A comparative description of tree diversity of community-protected kaan forests and state-
managed reserve forests influenced by the level of disturbance and rainfall was assessed in …

Sacred groves are patches of forests of special spiritual significance to humans, offering also
a diverse range of ecological and environmental services. We have attempted here to …

Culturally protected forest patches or sacred groves have been the integral part of many
traditional societies. This age old tradition is a classic instance of community driven nature …

Pollination ecology and the breeding system of four endemic species of Syzygium (S.
heyneanum, S. travancoricum, S. laetum and S. mundagam) of the Western Ghats, India are …

Extinction and species introduction are two major biodiversity crises of the current
millennium. A species may become endangered and eventually extinct when death rate …

Western Ghats is an unbroken mountainous stretch, running parallel to the Arabian
seacoast, in a north-south direction, for about 1500 km from the river Tapti in Gujarat to …

Myristica swamps are unique freshwater swamp forests characterised by predominance of
tree species of the Myristicaceae family. There have been few published works on the flora …