Impact of Teak Plantations on Forest Butterfly Communities in Parambikulam, Southern Western Ghats, Kerala
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1997
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Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun
Abstract
Butterfly communities in natural and man modified habitats were studied at Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala from December 1996 to April 1997 to understand the impact of a long history of habitat conversion on forest butterfly communities. Community attributes were investigated in evergreen and moist deciduous forests (EGF and MOP respectively ,together comprising natural habitats) and a gradient of teak plantations {TKPs} of different ages (14.3tJ,54 and 74 year old TKPs, together comprising altered habitats).
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Insects, Butterfly communities, Teak plantation, Tectona grandis, Impact, Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary, Western ghats, Kerala