[1]Environmental Informatics and Spatial Modeling Lab;
Department of Ecology and Environ mental Sciences;
School of Life Sciences;
Pondicherry University;
Puducherry;
India;
[2]Landscape Level Planning and Management;
Wildlife Institute of India;
Dehradun 248001;
India.;
[1]Environmental Informatics and Spatial Modeling Lab;
Department of Ecology and Environ mental Sciences;
School of Life Sciences;
Pondicherry University;
Puducherry;
India;
[1]Environmental Informatics and Spatial Modeling Lab;
Department of Ecology and Environ mental Sciences;
School of Life Sciences;
Pondicherry University;
Puducherry;
India;
[1]Environmental Informatics and Spatial Modeling Lab;
Department of Ecology and Environ mental Sciences;
School of Life Sciences;
Pondicherry University;
Puducherry;
India;
Soil properties; Western Ghats; Tropical dry deciduous Forest; Forest fire; Forest soils;