May 2007

Prepared by:
Kamal S. Bawa, Arundhati Das and Jagdish Krishnaswamy
(Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology & the Environment - ATREE)
K. Ullas Karanth, N. Samba Kumar and Madhu Rao (Wildlife Conservation Society)

in collaboration with:
Praveen Bhargav, Wildlife First
K.N. Ganeshaiah, University of Agricultural Sciences
Srinivas V., Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning

incorporating contributions from:
Narayani Barve, ATREE
Sham Davande, ATREE
Balanchandra Hegde, Sahyadri Wildlife and Forest Conservation Trust
N.M. Ishwar, Wildlife Institute of India
Zafar-ul Islam, Indian Bird Conservation Network
Niren Jain, Kudremukh Wildlife Foundation
Jayant Kulkarni, Envirosearch
S. Lele, Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment & Development
M.D. Madhusudan, Nature Conservation Foundation
Nandita Mahadev, University of Agricultural Sciences
Kiran M.C., ATREE
Prachi Mehta, Envirosearch
Divya Mudappa, Nature Conservation Foundation
Seema Purshothaman, ATREE
Roopali Raghavan, ATREE
T. R. Shankar Raman, Nature Conservation Foundation
Sharmishta Sarkar, ATREE
Mohammed Irfan Ullah, ATREE

and with the technical support of:
Conservation International-Center for Applied Biodiversity Science

And of the Ecosystem Profile Preparation Team:
James Atherton
Joanna Axford
Nigel Dowdeswell
Liz Farley
Roger James
Penny Langhammer
François Martel
Harley Manner
David Olson
Samuelu Sesega

Assisted by the following experts and contributors:

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