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Identifying Historic and Present Connectedness in the Unique Montane “Sky-Island” Ecosystem in the Western Ghats
Grantee Name: 
Robin Vijayan
HOTSPOT
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$17,819
DATES
Aug 2009
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Nov 2012
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Project Overview Overview
CEPF Strategic Direction Strategy
HOTSPOT
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka
LOCATION
AMOUNT
US$17,819
DATES
Aug 2009
-
Nov 2012

Examine connectedness and the effects of anthropogenic isolation, as well as historical geographic isolation, on populations of the endemic white-bellied shortwing, using microsatellite and mtDNA markers from different sky-islands, including 22 CEPF priority sites. Sky-island refers to shola forests fragments on mountain tops isolated by anthropogenic forces.

Strategic Direction: 2 Improve the conservation of globally threatened species through systematic conservation planning and action