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The Role of Community Reserved Forests in the Conservation of Anuran Amphibians in Meghalaya, North-East India

In: Protected Area Management - Recent Advances

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  • Ronald Kupar Lyngdoh Tron
  • Duwaki Rangad
  • Wankitlang Shangpliang
  • Baiakmenlang Manners
  • Iasyllok Rynjah

Abstract

The state of Meghalaya is situated in the north-eastern India and it comprises three major regions, namely, the Khasi Hills, the Jaintia Hills and the Garo Hills inhabited by three main tribal groups, the Khasis, the Jaintias and the Garos respectively. The tribal communities of Meghalaya protect and nurture the forests located close to their habitation and consider them as sacred. These Community reserved forests are managed by the community for their benefits and they comprise almost about 90% of the total forest cover in Meghalaya. With the recent trends of development and construction in the state many habitats are getting destroyed at an alarming rate. These community reserve forests have been seen to provide the maximum number of existing and stable habitats for many amphibian (anuran) species. In addition, they served as suitable sites for the breeding activities and oviposition by anurans. Discovery of many new anuran species have also been reported from such reserved forests.

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  • Ronald Kupar Lyngdoh Tron & Duwaki Rangad & Wankitlang Shangpliang & Baiakmenlang Manners & Iasyllok Rynjah, 2022. "The Role of Community Reserved Forests in the Conservation of Anuran Amphibians in Meghalaya, North-East India," Chapters, in: Mohd Nazip Suratman (ed.), Protected Area Management - Recent Advances, IntechOpen.
    • Handle: RePEc:ito:pchaps:244942
    DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.99750
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    Keywords

    Anurans; Amphibians; Conservation; Community reserved forests; Meghalaya; India;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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