Floristic inventory of the habitats of the endangered montane grassland bird Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis) at Palani Hills and Nilgiri Hills of southern Western Ghats, India
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https://doi.org/10.24917/25438832.7.8Keywords:
endemic, grasses, invasive, Kerala, native, Tamil Nadu, threatAbstract
The vegetation in the habitats of the endemic montane grassland bird Nilgiri Pipit at Palani Hills and Nilgiri Hills of southern Western Ghats is delineated in this study. Threats to the habitats of the Nilgiri Pipit by invasive plants species is also discussed.
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