The southern Western Ghats tropical montane cloud forest sites (Gavi, Periyar, High wavys and Venniyar), which are characterized by frequent or seasonal cloud cover at the vegetation level, are considered one of the most threatened ecosystems in India and the world. Three out of four montane cloud forest sites studied in the southern Western Ghats had experienced diminishing trends of seasonal average and total rainfall.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rainfall-changes-over-tropical-montane-cloud-forests-southern-western-ghats-india
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/muthusamy-murugan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/paddu-krishnappa-shetty
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/auvudai-anandhi-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tropical-forests
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/periyar-np
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
