Deforestation
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Ecosystems | Forests |
| Forests | Tropical rainforest |
| Human impacts | Deforestation |
| Conservation | Habitat loss; Fragmentation |
| Lessons | Habitat loss; Fragmentation |
| Date | May 1998 |
| Location | Western Ghats Mountains,Karnataka,India,Asia |
Deforested hillsides during dry season, Western Ghats Mountains, Southwest India. The Western Ghats are a fringe of rainforest in Southwest India, and are considered a conservation hotspot by many conservation organizations due to the number of endemic species there. Although some of the forest remains, a fair amount has been cut, as can be seen in this image, and as the population grows, more forest is being cut.
