Records of the Zoological Survey of India - A Journal of Indian Zoology

Sanjay Paunikar ¹

Affiliations
1 T-III/13, Tropical Forest Research Institute, PO. RFRC, Mandla Road, Jabalpur-482021 (Madhya Pradesh), IN

Abstract

The Tropical Forest Research Institute (TFRI), Jabalpur is one of the nine institutes under the Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (ICFRE), Dehra Dun. It lies at the bank of the Gour River on Mandla Road (79°59’23.50°E and 21°08’54.30°N) about 10 km south east of Jabalpur. The campus is spread over an area of 109 ha amidst picture-sque surroundings. The area enjoys semi-arid type of climate with mean annual precipitation of 1358 mm. The more than 57 shrub and tree species are either planted or naturally occur in the institute.

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