Statistical Characteristics of Convective Clouds over the Western Ghats Derived from Weather Radar Observations
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jd026183
Abstract: X-band radar observations at Mandhardev (18.04°N, 73.85°E) are used to investigate statistics of convective clouds over the Western Ghats during monsoon season (June-September, 2014). Convective storms (cells) are identified using an objective-tracking method to examine… read more here.
Keywords: western ghats; clouds western; congestus deep; convective clouds ... See more keywords
Elucidation of microbial diversity and lignocellulolytic enzymes for the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass in the forest soils of Eastern and Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India
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DOI: 10.1002/bbb.2144
Abstract: Sustainable sources of energy are sought because of the finite nature of nonrenewable resources. Renewable energy from the lignocellulosic biomass of the forest ecosystem reduces dependency on nonrenewable resources to overcome the global energy crisis.… read more here.
Keywords: sample; biomass forest; soil; western ghats ... See more keywords
DNA barcode based delineation of freshwater fishes from northern Western Ghats of India, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1604-0
Abstract: DNA barcodes analyzed by using relevant techniques provide an imperative approach towards validation of prevailing taxa and putative species. Here, molecular methods were used for assessment of 246 barcodes belonging to 81 fish species from… read more here.
Keywords: western ghats; barcode; dna; northern western ... See more keywords
Isotopic characteristics of a few selected structurally controlled geothermal systems of the Western Ghats, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s10967-019-06862-6
Abstract: The Western Ghats is the most potential area of India in terms of geothermal energy exploitation and they are characterized by numerous faults. These faults acts as conduit for the deeper circulation of the geothermal… read more here.
Keywords: western ghats; water; isotopic characteristics; geothermal systems ... See more keywords
Efficiency of RAPD, ISSR and ITS markers in detecting genetic variability among Salacia species sampled from the Western Ghats of Karnataka
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DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4248-y
Abstract: Diversity and phylogenetic relationship between four closely related Salacia species, i.e., Salacia chinensis, Salacia macrosperma, Salacia fruticosa and Salacia oblonga, collected from the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India, was assessed. Ten each of RAPD and… read more here.
Keywords: salacia species; rapd issr; ghats karnataka; western ghats ... See more keywords
Impatiens raktakesara (Balsaminaceae), a new species from the southern Western Ghats, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s12228-021-09676-7
Abstract: A new species, Impatiens raktakesara, belonging to section Scorpioidae is described and illustrated from Idukki district of Kerala in the southern Western Ghats. It is morphologically similar to Impatiens goughii, but can easily be distinguished… read more here.
Keywords: raktakesara balsaminaceae; western ghats; southern western; new species ... See more keywords
Trends in extreme rainfall over ecologically sensitive Western Ghats and coastal regions of Karnataka: an observational assessment
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-018-3700-6
Abstract: Rainfall is one of the pivotal climatic variables, which influence spatio-temporal patterns of water availability. In this study, we have attempted to understand the interannual long-term trend analysis of the daily rainfall events of ≥ 2.5 mm… read more here.
Keywords: western ghats; ghats coastal; frequency; rainfall ... See more keywords
Hill Forts: Abodes of Endemic Plants and Potential Priority Conservation Areas of Northern Western Ghats
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DOI: 10.1007/s40009-018-0758-3
Abstract: Hill forts of Northern Western Ghats offer an interesting mix of man-made and natural habitats and as a result shelter a great diversity of endemic and threatened plants. Strict protection of certain areas and selective… read more here.
Keywords: northern western; western ghats; hill forts; conservation areas ... See more keywords
Litter degradation in evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats
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DOI: 10.1007/s42965-020-00133-2
Abstract: Litter degradation influences nutrient cycling in the ecosystem. The present study is focused on the rate of leaf litter degradation in the evergreen forests of Pampadum Shola National Park, southern Western Ghats, India. Three different… read more here.
Keywords: western ghats; litter degradation; southern western; degradation evergreen ... See more keywords
Venomics and antivenomics of Indian spectacled cobra (Naja naja) from the Western Ghats.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106324
Abstract: Venom proteome profiling of Naja naja from the Western Ghats region in Kerala was achieved through SDS-PAGE and RP-HPLC followed by Q-TOF LC-MS/MS analysis, incorporating PEAKS and Novor assisted de novo sequencing methodologies. A total… read more here.
Keywords: antivenomics indian; naja naja; venomics antivenomics; naja western ... See more keywords
IUCN greatly underestimates threat levels of endemic birds in the Western Ghats
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.03.019
Abstract: Abstract The validity of the threat status assigned to a species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List relies heavily on the accuracy of the geographic range size estimate for that… read more here.
Keywords: range; western ghats; birds western; threat status ... See more keywords