02106 a2200385 4500 OB-ifp-6846 FrMaCLE 20251214082659.0 cu ||||||m|||| 201006e||||||||xx |||||s|||||||||0|en|d 979-10-365-4981-6 10.4000/books.ifp.6846 doi FR-FrMaCLE eng Ramesh, B.R. Forest landscapes of the southern western Ghats, India : Biodiversity, Human Ecology and Management Strategies / B.R. Ramesh, Rajan Gurukkal. Pondichéry : Institut Français de Pondichéry, 2020. 328 p. Ebook The Western Ghats forests are endowed with large species and habitat diversity, which is nowadays under threat by increasing demographic pressure and changing land use. To address these challenges, a novel and comprehensive approach is sought from the principles of landscape ecology. Morpho-pedological features are used to delineate landscape units all over the Western Ghats of Kerala, among which the Western Anamalai region is chosen to elucidate the relative influence of physical factors, bioclimate and anthropogenic pressures on the characteristics of natural vegetation and on the status of the vertebrate fauna. Highlighting patterns of resource utilization by proximal and distant stakeholders, the book goes about identifying value-based management zones, while proposing management strategies for conservation and sustainable development. OpenEdition Books License https://www.openedition.org/12554 Environmental Studies biodiversité écologie humaine écologie du paysage Ghâts occidentaux biodiversity Western Ghats human ecology landscape ecology forest management Gurukkal, Rajan 978-81-8470-155-5 Ramesh, B.R. https://books.openedition.org/ifp/6846 Forest landscapes of the southern western Ghats, India 7671 7671