Impact of Anthropogenic Pressure in Selected Sacred Groves Vegetation Site on Three Different Districts at Tamil Nadu |
Author(s): |
| M. Senthil Kumar , H.H. THE RAJAH;S COLLEGE ; T. Nagarajan, H.H. THE RAJAH;S COLLEGE; R. Packiyaraj, H.H. THE RAJAH;S COLLEGE; S. Subbhaiya, H.H. THE RAJAH;S COLLEGE |
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| Sacred groves, Vegetation, Anthropogenic pressure, Disturbance Index |
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Human impacts are more devastating to vegetation and biota than those occurring naturally. Anthropogenic disturbances, it play an important role in change, loss or maintenance of plant biodiversity and more recent phenomenon of micro climate change will also be responsible for the change in species composition and other ecosystem activities sacred grove sites. The sacred groves of the sites plant species once having sufficient area are facing the threat of more utilizations and reduced biomass. Therefore, preserving the abundance and richness of plant communities is necessary for maintaining healthy sacred grove site and for sustaining their essential ecosystem function and services. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV5I20972 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 2 Publication Date: 01/05/2017 Page(s): 950-952 |
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