TY  - BOOK
AU  - Patil, Nitesh R. (PA200616)
AU  - Maheshwari, Deepa (Guide)
TI  - Ecological importance of hill range : a case of Trimbak - Anjaneri hill range (Also available on CD)
U1  - LA TH-0304 
PY  - 2018///
N1  - CONTENTS
Abstract    i
Acknowledgements    ii
Contents    iv
List of tables    vii
List of Image    ix
List of Map    xiv
Premise    xv
1 Introduction    1
1.1 Whate are mountain ranges    1
1.2 Mountain range of india.    2
1.2.1 The Himalaya Range -    2
1.2.2 The Purvanchal Range-    3
1.2.3 The Vindhya Range-    3
1.2.4 The Satpura Range-    3
1.2.5 The Aravalli Range-    4
1.2.6 The Western Ghats-    4
1.2.7    4
1.2.8 The Eastern Ghats-    4
1.3 Importance of Ranges    5
1.3.1 Influence on climate-    5
1.3.2 Source of Rivers-    5
1.3.3 Biodiversity-    5
1.3.4 Tourism-    6
1.3.5 Pilgrimage-    6
1.4 Western Ghats in India    7
1.5 Western Ghats in Maharashtra    8
1.6 Western Ghats in Nashik   8
2 Defining the study area.    9
2.1 Trimbak-Anjaneri mountain range.    9
2.2 Study area    10
2.3 Significance of Trimbak-Anjaneri hill range   10
2.3.1 Trimbakeshwar    10
2.3.2 Anjaneri    10
3 Environmental factors.    11
3.1 Climate    11
3.1.1 Average temperature    11
3.1.2 Average precipitation    11
3.1.3 Average cloud cover    13
3.1.4 Average wind speed    13
3.1.5 Average wind direction    14
3.1.5.1 Effects of terrain on wind.    14
3.1.6 Comparison of climate data of nearby places    16
3.1.7 Inference    17
3.2 Connectivity map    18
3.3 Elevation map    19
3.4 Slope map    20
3.5 Aspect map    21
3.6 Geology map    22
3.7 Soil map    23
3.8 Hydrology map    24
3.8.1 Catchment Area of Dams    26
3.8.2 Ground water levels    28
3.8.2.1 Premonsoon ground water level    28
3.8.2.2 Postmonsoon ground water level    28
3.8.2.3 Natural springs    29
3.9 Forest type map    31
3.10 Forest density map   32
3.11 Landcover map   36
3.12 Demography map   37
4 Analysis of Natural Resources   39
4.1 Forest degradation map    39
4.2 Soil erosion susceotibility map   41
4.3 Ground water recharge poten tial map    45
4.4 Eco-Zone map   46
4.5 Tourism   47
5 Site Issue   53
5.1 Site issue map    53
6 Proposal for the study area    57
6.1 Defining the sub study area    57
6.2 Elevation map    58
6.3 Landcover map    59
6.4 Hydrology    61
6.5 Zoning for proposal    62
References    77
Appendices    79
A1. Plant list.    79

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