- 10 rare and endemic species from the Western Ghats - Times of India
The Western Ghats, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the eight "hottest hotspots" of biological diversity in the world, is home to some of the rarest plants and animal species
- Madhe Ghat - Wikipedia
The view from Madhe Ghat offers a panorama of a vast area, comprising, for example, Raigad fort, Lingana, Varandha ghat and Shivthar Ghal Historically, the spot is known for its connection to the warrior Tanaji Malusare
- Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot - WorldAtlas
Despite the negative effects of human activity and climate change, new species continue to be added to the endemic list of species that are recorded here including 16 birds, 124 reptiles, 159 amphibians, 16 mammals, 189 fishes, 69 odonates, 36 butterflies, and 1,600 flowering plants
- Wildlife in Tea Plantations, Western Ghats - Conservation India
Wildlife is left with no choice but to ‘make do’ with what is left of their homes The tea estates at Kotagiri, about 60 km from Coimbatore are an example of this Before they were turned into tea estates, these areas were continuous patches of evergreen forest of the Western Ghats
- Western Ghats - Animalia
It has over 7,402 species of flowering plants, 1,814 species of non-flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species, 227 reptile species, 179 amphibian species, 290 freshwater fish species, and 6,000 insect species It is likely that many undiscovered species live in the Western Ghats
- About the Western Ghats - WWF-India
Though covering an area of 180,000km 2, or just under 6 per cent of the land area of India, the Western Ghats contain more than 30 per cent of all plant, fish, herpeto-fauna, bird, and mammal species found in India
- Western Ghats - Biodiversity of India: A Wiki Resource for Indian . . .
It is not tolerant to salinity; normal plants can't survive in greater than 1-1 6‰, and even conditioned organisms die in over 5 5% salinity Other Azolla species are also serious weeds in many parts of the world, entirely covering some bodies of water
- The Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, a mountainous ridge running parallel to the west coast of India rsquo;s ancient peninsula, has a rich and intriguing history The Western Ghat portal seeks to provide a platform for aggregating diverse information on the biodiversity of the Western Ghats
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