Tropical Deciduous Forest

Maharashtra's forest vegetation may undergo change due to global warming

PUNE: Climatic conditions unsuitable for the existing biodiversity may metamorphose 21% of Maharashtra's forest vegetation by 2030, a recent study by the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science said.

The study, which assessed the impact of global warming and climate change on Indian forests, their types, distribution and productivity using the dynamic global vegetation model, said about 45% of the forested areas in the state will undergo change by 2080.

It painted a grim picture for northern and central parts of the Western Ghats including the districts of Sindhudurg, Raigad and Thane which seem vulnerable to climate change. The study will appear in the August issue of the Current Science journal. Forests in India are under a lot of stress already, and climatic changes will add to it, the report added.

"Forests around Ratnagiri are not likely to be impacted due to a number of geological and hydrological conditions coupled with changes in climate. The northern and central parts of the Western Ghats seem vulnerable because the rate of change in climate varies from location to location, even within the Western Ghats. Low tree density, low biodiversity status as well as higher levels of fragmentation, in addition to climate change, contribute to the vulnerability of these forests," N H Ravindranath, from the Indian Institute of Science who headed the study, said.

Existing trees and plant species in these parts could face die-back, a condition that causes them to die or decline prematurely and rapidly. "It may also lead to a regeneration of new tree species and plants suited to the new climate. Changes in climate simultaneously lead to changes in plants," he said.

At present, forests are being degraded by grazing, fire, timber extraction and fragmentation. "In the future, changes in temperature, rainfall, evaporation, transpiration and other parameters will put additional stress on them causing change," he added.

According to Ravindranath, global warming combined with reduction in rainfall could cause evergreen forests to turn into deciduous forests in the Western Ghats. "A moderate increase in temperature coupled with an increase in the rainfall could also cause the evergreen forests to expand," he added.

The assessment of climate impact also showed that at the national level, about 45% of the forested grids are projected to undergo change. Vulnerability assessment showed that such grids are spread across India. However, their concentration is higher in the upper Himalayan stretches, parts of central India, northern Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.

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London time 2011/5/24 Congo peacock, Congo, also known as sun birds, Galliformes Phasianidae, is the onlydistributed in Asia outside of Phasianidae animals, also known as a peacock in the family. Congo peacock is an elusive mystery of birds live in Africa as dark, drinking grew from the depths of the tropical rain forest, combined ...

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