Landscape dynamics in Udupi District- Ecologically fragile and...
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• The Udupi district is popular for temples, beaches and sanctuaries enclosed with thick diverse forest cover and wildlife. • The place is culturally rich with Krishna temple, nava Durga temples, Ganesha etc. and thus called “Temple town”. • ‘Mookambika’ wildlife sanctuary consists of endemic flora such as Dipterocarpus indicus (Dhuma), Poeciloneuron indicum (Balige), Calophyllum tomentosum (Surahonne), Hopea parviflora (Kiralbhogi) etc and endemic fauna like spotted deer (Axis Axis), Indian hare (Lepus nigricelis), python, King cobra, sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) etc. • Perennial river Gurupura, a part of Netravathi, flows through it. Landscape dynamics in Udupi District- Ecologically fragile and culturally vital MADHUMITA DEY , BHARATH SETTURU & RAMACHANDRA T V ENERGY AND WETLANDS RESEARCH GROUP , CES, IISC HIGHLIGHTS Decline of evergreen forest from 17.68% (1985) to 15.35% (2018). Further erosion of forest will lead to water scarcity, landslides and unproductive soil and loss of horticulture production. METHOD RESULTS Temporal land use analyses show a decrease in the evergreen forest cover from 17.68% (1985) to 15.35 % (2018). Areas under human habitation have increased during the last decades from 1.26%(1985) to 5.72% (2018). Analyses shows increase in horticulture crops such as arecanut, coconut, cashew, rubber from 26.02% (1985) to 37.41% (2018) has led to decrease in agricultural activities to 37.41% (2018). 0.00 10.00 20.00 30.00 40.00 Land use change (1985-2018) 1985 2005 2018 LAND USE ANALYSES OF UDUPI Kundapura Karkala INDIA Karnataka UDUPI 1985 2005 2018 Evergreen forest Deciduous forest Cropland Scrub forest Open land Horticulture plantations Plantations Builtup Water Udupi Area – 3880 km 2 Population – 1.7 Million (as per 2011 Census)
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• The Udupi district is popular for temples, beaches and
sanctuaries enclosed with thick diverse forest cover
and wildlife.
• The place is culturally rich with Krishna temple, nava
Durga temples, Ganesha etc. and thus called “Temple
town”.
• ‘Mookambika’ wildlife sanctuary consists of endemic
flora such as Dipterocarpus indicus (Dhuma),
Poeciloneuron indicum (Balige), Calophyllum
tomentosum (Surahonne), Hopea parviflora
(Kiralbhogi) etc and endemic fauna like spotted deer
(Axis Axis), Indian hare (Lepus nigricelis), python,
King cobra, sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) etc.
• Perennial river Gurupura, a part of Netravathi, flows
through it.
Landscape dynamics in Udupi District-
Ecologically fragile and culturally vitalMADHUMITA DEY, BHARATH SETTURU & RAMACHANDRA T V
ENERGY AND WETLANDS RESEARCH GROUP, CES, IISC
HIGHLIGHTS
Decline of evergreen forest from 17.68% (1985) to 15.35% (2018).
Further erosion of forest will lead to water scarcity, landslides and unproductive soil and loss
of horticulture production.
METHOD
RESULTS
Temporal land use analyses show a decrease in theevergreen forest cover from 17.68% (1985) to 15.35% (2018).
Areas under human habitation have increasedduring the last decades from 1.26%(1985) to 5.72%(2018).
Analyses shows increase in horticulture crops suchas arecanut, coconut, cashew, rubber from 26.02%(1985) to 37.41% (2018) has led to decrease inagricultural activities to 37.41% (2018).
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40.00Land use change (1985-2018)
1985 2005 2018LAND USE ANALYSES OF UDUPI
Kundapura
Karkala
INDIA
Karnataka
UDUPI
1985 2005 2018
Evergreen forest Deciduous forest Cropland Scrub forest Open land
Horticulture plantations Plantations Builtup Water
Udupi
Area – 3880 km2
Population – 1.7 Million
(as per 2011 Census)
