He suggests that the pats may have 'served as stepping stones for the passage of species from the highlands of the Peninsula to the newer Himalayas or in some cases in the reverse direction '. These grasslands are very clearly the outcome of the biotic factors enumerated above and are very possibly of no great age. [...] By the end of December they have been heavily grazed; and by February the annual fires have commenced which blacken the surface of the pats until the monsoon breaks and the early rains bring forth the new flush of leaves in fresh profusion. [...] The summits of the pats in the west of Jashpur and also the Salmi Pat and MainpAA in Surguja are very open and bare of tree growth. [...] This may be attributed to the fact that they are situated in the midst of the Korwa country and the lack of woodland is undoubtedly due to the destructive proclivities of the-se primitive people in the recent past. [...] Three trees were noted in the Laliya valley on the bank of the stream; and in the Kamaleswarpur valley at least ten specimens were seen between 3 600 and 3 700 feet always very close to the nala and often overhanging the water though not rooting quite so close to the water's edge as the willows.
- Pages
- 71
- Published in
- India
- SARF Document ID
- sarf.120250
