In comparison, the length of season was increasing for dry deciduous and thorn forests in the Western Ghats, states the study ‘Unravelling meteorological drivers of leaf phenology in the Western ...

A thorn forest’s flood-fighting power lies in its roots, which loosen the soil so “it acts more like a sponge,” said Bradley Christoffersen, an ecologist at the University of Texas Rio ...

THE annual report on forest research in India and Burma is issued in two parts (Manager, Govt. of India Press, Delhi, 1940 and 1941). Part 1 is devoted to the Forest Research Institute at Dehra ...

Forest cover defined. FSI defines forests as any land with a tree canopy density of more than 10 per cent and an area of over one hectare, regardless of ownership or land use.