Bringing life back to Western Ghats grasslands
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December 12, 2020 23:34 IST
Researchers find sites for restoration in the Nilgiris, Palani Hills and Anamalai, where exotic trees are erasing biodiversity
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Green move: Field photographs and CNES/Airbus imagery of potential grassland restoration sites. (A) Lightly invaded grasslands and (B) sparse mature exotic tree with grass cover. Photo: Special arrangement
Researchers find sites for restoration in the Nilgiris, Palani Hills and Anamalai, where exotic trees are erasing biodiversity
Tropical montane grasslands (TMG) in the Shola Sky Islands of the Western Ghats have suffered big reductions due to invasions by exotic trees such as acacias, pines and eucalyptus, shrinking the range sizes of endemic species, including plants, birds, amphibians and mammals. Some populations are being driven to local extinction.