Ecological Carnage in the HimalayaVir Singh, R. J. Sharma, Anil Kumar The book is written in 15 chapters by the eminent mountain scholars. The author attempts to present the scenario of ecological carnage in the Himalayas with concrete suggestions to avert and reverse the process. |
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... monsoon rains than the pine forests . Our findings are consistent with what we derived from other ecological parameters for these two forests . For example , oak forests have distinctly better shrub cover than the pine forest which ...
... monsoon rains than the pine forests . Our findings are consistent with what we derived from other ecological parameters for these two forests . For example , oak forests have distinctly better shrub cover than the pine forest which ...
Page 99
... per year . Another study estimates that each year the monsoon rains wash away over 30 tonnes of soil from every hectare of the hillside . In the worst areas 200 Degradation of the Himalayan Environment : Type and Causes 99.
... per year . Another study estimates that each year the monsoon rains wash away over 30 tonnes of soil from every hectare of the hillside . In the worst areas 200 Degradation of the Himalayan Environment : Type and Causes 99.
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... monsoons , the fast run - offs and heavy loads lead to deposition of silt , sand and gravel in the river beds and other ... monsoon . Within a period of 10 years , as perceived by the concerned engineers , the entire canal works will be ...
... monsoons , the fast run - offs and heavy loads lead to deposition of silt , sand and gravel in the river beds and other ... monsoon . Within a period of 10 years , as perceived by the concerned engineers , the entire canal works will be ...
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activities Almora altitude Anil Kumar 1995 animal cent Central Himalaya changes Chipko Chipko movement conservation crops damage degradation Dehra Dun Delhi diversity earthquakes ecological movement economic ecosystem Edited by Vir environment environmental erosion factors fault fish Fisheries fodder fodder species fodder trees forest ecosystem fragile fuel Ganga Ganga basin Garhwal genetic resources germplasm grazing ground accelerations Gujars hectare hill Himachal Pradesh Himalayan region human hydroponic I.B.D. Dehra Dun increased India Indo-Gangetic plain input kilo jule energy kmĀ² Kumaun Kumaun Himalaya lakes landslides livestock mahseers material milk production minerals mining monsoon mountain agriculture mountain areas Nainital Nepal nutrient solution percent plants plate tectonics population R. J. Sharma reservoir river roads Sehgal seismic Sharma and Anil Shimla slopes Social Forestry soil source rivers streams stress drop sustainability tannins Tehri dam timber tion Uttarakhand valley vegetation villages Vir Singh Yamuna zone