Abstract
Under changing climate scenario, the need for Long-term Ecological Monitoring is well recognized for climate sensitive alpine environments in the Himalaya. Present study briefly describe the outcome of the attempt made for establishing first site of Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments in Uttarakhand, India. Base line on plant diversity (121 species) across observational sites (4 summits) has been prepared for comparison and detecting changes in vegetation diversity in future.
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Authors thank the Director GBPIHED, Dr. P.P. Dhyani, for guidance and encouragement. They are grateful to Dr. G.S. Rawat, Scientist - G, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun for providing suggestions while selecting the sites. Partial funding support from GBPIHED in-house Project No. 7 and Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative, is gratefully acknowledged.
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Chandra Sekar, K., Rawal, R.S., Chaudhery, A. et al. First GLORIA Site in Indian Himalayan Region: Towards Addressing Issue of Long-Term Data Deficiency in the Himalaya. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 40, 355–357 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-017-0584-z
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