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Spatial variation in the response of tiger gene flow to landscape features and limiting factors by Reddy, P. A., Puyravaud, J.‐P., Cushman, S. A., Segu, H.

“…Integrated landscape management of key population areas along with the corridors linking them is important for tiger conservation in the Indian subcontinent…”
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Predicting landscape connectivity for the Asian elephant in its largest remaining subpopulation by Puyravaud, J.‐P., Cushman, S. A., Davidar, P., Madappa, D.

“…Landscape connectivity between protected areas is crucial for the conservation of megafauna. But often, corridor identification relies on expert knowledge that…”
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Leaf Structure and Anatomy as Related to Leaf Mass per Area Variation in Seedlings of a Wide Range of Woody Plant Species and Types by Castro-Díez, P., Puyravaud, J. P., Cornelissen, J. H. C.

“…The structural causes of variation in leaf mass per area, and of variations in leaf structure accounted for by leaf habit and life form, were explored in a set…”
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A brief overview of the Western Ghats – Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot by Gunawardene, Nihara R., Daniels, A. E. Dulip, Gunatilleke, I. A. U. N., Gunatilleke, C. V. S., Karunakaran, P. V., Nayak, K. Geetha, Prasad, S., Puyravaud, P., Ramesh, B. R., Subramanian, K. A., Vasanthy, G.

“…The Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka biodiversity hotspot is often regarded as one unit because of shared biogeographical history. However, recent studies…”
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Forest degradation in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot: Resource collection, livelihood concerns and sustainability by Davidar, Priya, Arjunan, M., Mammen, Pratheesh C., Garrigues, J. P., Puyravaud, J. P., Roessingh, Krista

“…We assessed collection intensity of forest products in three regions of the Western Ghats: Kogar, Sigur and KMTR with differing population densities and levels…”
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Stem anatomy and relative growth rate in seedlings of a wide range of woody plant species and types by Castro-Diez, P, Puyravaud, J.P, Cornelissen, J.H.C, Villar-Salvador, P

“…Stem traits were analysed in laboratory-grown seedlings of 80 European woody and semiwoody species of known potential relative growth rate (RGR) and of similar…”
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Ecotone Structure as an Indicator of Changing Forest-Savanna Boundaries (Linganamakki Region, Southern India) by Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe, Pascal, Jean-Pierre, Dufour, Celine

“…To understand the dynamics between forests and savannas, a study of forest-savanna boundaries was conducted in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Tree…”
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Do developmental initiatives influence local attitudes toward conservation? A case study from the Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, India by Arjunan, M., Holmes, Christopher, Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe, Davidar, Priya

“…We evaluated the conservation attitudes of the local villagers living adjacent to the Kalakad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in southern India 6 years after…”
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Functional traits of woody plants: correspondence of species rankings between field adults and laboratory-grown seedlings? by Cornelissen, J.H.C., Cerabolini, B., Castro-Díez, P., Villar-Salvador, P., Montserrat-Martí, G., Puyravaud, J.P., Maestro, M., Werger, M.J.A., Aerts, R.

“… Research into interspecific variation in functional traits is important for our understanding of trade‐offs in plant design and function, for plant…”
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Dispelling the myth of tropical dry evergreen forests of India by Daniels, R. J. Ranjit, Ramachandran, V. S., Vencatesan, Jayshree, Ramakantha, V., Puyravaud, J.-P.

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Rain forest expansion mediated by successional processes in vegetation thickets in the Western Ghats of India by Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe, Dufour, Céline, Aravajy, Subramanian

“…Aim The objective of this study was to document succession from grassland thickets to rain forest, and to provide evidence for their potential as restoration…”
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Impact of fire on a dry deciduous forest in the Bandipur National Park, southern India: Preliminary assessment and implications for management by Puyravaud, J. P., Shridhar, D., Gaulier, A., Aravajy, S., Ramalingam, S.

“…The effect of fire was analysed in two plots in a dry deciduous forest of Bandipur National Park, Karnataka. The less fire-prone plot had a higher tree density…”
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Statistical properties of positively-censored estimators of herbaceous primary productivity derived from successive independent surveys by Houllier, Françoise, Shridhar, Devidas, Hervé, Jean-Christophe, Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe

“…The estimation of herbaceous primary productivity is usually derived from successive independent surveys. In order to avoid negative estimates, ecologists…”
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Analysis of threatened endemic trees of the Western Ghats of India sheds new light on the Red Data Book of Indian Plants by Puyravaud, Jean-philippe, Davidar, Priya, Pascal, Jean-pierre, Ramesh, Br

“…The Red Data Book of Indian Plants (RDB) is a reference manual that lists threatened angiosperms, gymnosperms and pterydophytes. Because it is widely used as…”
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Why do local households harvest forest products? A case study from the southern Western Ghats, India by Davidar, Priya, Arjunan, M., Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe

“…Deforestation in tropical countries has been partly attributed to the non-sustainable harvesting of forest biomass by local communities. We conducted a survey…”
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Standardizing the calculation of the annual rate of deforestation by Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe

“…Different authors utilize different formulae to calculate the annual rate of change of forest cover (or its opposite, the annual rate of deforestation) and use…”
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Tropical dry evergreen forests by Meher-Homji, V. M.

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Why Do Some Tropical Forests Have So Many Species of Trees? by Leigh Jr, Egbert Giles, Davidar, Priya, Dick, Christopher W., Terborgh, John, Puyravaud, Jean-Philippe, ter Steege, Hans, Wright, Stuart Joseph

“…ABSTRACT Understanding why there are so many kinds of tropical trees requires learning, not only how tree species coexist, but what factors drive tree…”
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Changes in rain forest tree diversity, dominance and rarity across a seasonality gradient in the Western Ghats, India by Davidar, Priya, Puyravaud, Jean Philippe, Leigh, Egbert G.

“…Aim We assessed the effects of latitude, altitude and climate on the alpha diversity of rain forest trees in the Western Ghats (WG) of India. We tested whether…”
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Functional traits of woody plants: correspondence of species rankings between field adults and laboratory-grown seedlings? by Cornelissen, J. H C, Cerabolini, B, Castro-Díez, P, Villar-Salvador, P, Montserrat-Martí, G, Puyravaud, J. P, Maestro, M, Werger, M. J A, Aerts, R

“…Research into interspecific variation in functional traits is important for our understanding of trade-offs in plant design and function, for plant functional…”
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