Impacts of human interference and climate variability on the grasslands of Kerala

摘要：

Human interference on the environment and anomalies in climate pose a serious threat to the existence of grasslands in the Western Ghats Mountain in Kerala,southwest part of Peninsular India.In Kerala,shola evergreen grasslands constitute nearly 0.75 per cent of the total natural forest cover of the state.Protection of the shola grasslands is important in maintaining food and water securities in Kerala and the adjoining state Tamil Nadu.

关键词： shoal grasslands Kerala Western Ghats human interference climate change

作者: K.Shadananan Nair

作者单位: Centre for Earth Research & Environment Management,Vallayil House,North Gate,Vaikom-686 141,Kottayam Dt.,Kerala,India

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）