The riparian forests are dominated by hardwood forests and agricultural relics; natural floodplain vegetation covers only a minimal portion of the floodplain itself (Burger and Dogan-Bacher, 1999).
Are they relics of forest that was once continuous or are they patches of regenerated vegetation?
As a result, despite the laudable efforts made by the dedicated conservationists over the years, the tiger and lion population has been declining.The Indian forest service, itself a relic of the Raj, entrusted with guarding its wildlife, is largely ineffective, indolent, and even indifferent.
The Uttara Kannada District with relic forests (sacred forests/groves) and highly productive landscapes conserve local biodiversity and offer important ecological services, as well as improvement in the livelihood of local communities (Ray and Ramachandra 2010).
In Africa this formation is only found in the relics of degraded forest stands in the Sudanian domain running from Guinea-Bissau to the Central African Republic.
And, as at Poplar Forest, staff archaeologists have uncovered the relics of slave quarters and slave life that even for that modest retreat were extensive.
Sri Margana believes that there may be ancient relics buried beneath the forest floor, as well as the remains of recent tragedies like the anti-communist purges or the witch hunts that gripped East Java in the late '90s.
Sri Margana believes that there may be ancient relics buried beneath the forest floor, as well as the remains of recent tragedies like the anti-communist purges or the witch hunts that gripped East Java in the late 90s.
We sat in the Subaru, Prideaux discussing HS2's destruction of his huge blackthorn hedges, a relic of the hunting forest, and the rare butterflies and bats that depend on them.
The rain forest has reclaimed the battlefields, leaving only relics, the hulks of tanks and helicopters, rusting weapons, mines and bombs, ordnance that will remain lethal for a hundred years.
