Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 146
... grass . Tall swards interrupt the rocky slopes and clumps have found foot- holds even on the most barren - looking bluffs . However , much of this grass consists of Cymbopogon , a species which urial and other hoofed stock do not like ...
... grass . Tall swards interrupt the rocky slopes and clumps have found foot- holds even on the most barren - looking bluffs . However , much of this grass consists of Cymbopogon , a species which urial and other hoofed stock do not like ...
Page 155
... grass hills and numerous plantations of exotic eucalyptus and wattle , until we reached a water reservoir . After arranging with the taxi driver to pick us up in a week , the guide , Venkedachallam , and I shouldered our meager ...
... grass hills and numerous plantations of exotic eucalyptus and wattle , until we reached a water reservoir . After arranging with the taxi driver to pick us up in a week , the guide , Venkedachallam , and I shouldered our meager ...
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... grass a day . Even though the driest months were still ahead , most grass had already been cropped to a short stubble . A poor range such as this will degrade further if more than 25 percent of the annual grass production is eaten ...
... grass a day . Even though the driest months were still ahead , most grass had already been cropped to a short stubble . A poor range such as this will degrade further if more than 25 percent of the annual grass production is eaten ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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