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massive destruction of biodiversity.
Figure 6. Anthropogenic Activities Observed from the Study Area
Figure 7. Natural Calamities (Flood) Recorded from the Study Area
CONCLUSION
The present study indicates that Pappanamcode village is rich in floristic diversity.
The rich plant diversity of this village is due to the warm-humid climate with perennial water
resource and nutrient rich soil that attributed to diverse vegetation with enormous species
diversity. Presently anthropogenic activities play an important role in the development as
well as the destruction of plant diversity. These areas under severe threat due to various man-
made reasons like urbanization, building construction, road construction, plantations,
encroachment of water bodies, forest and agricultural fields. All these facts indicate the
immediate need of implementing conservation measures to maintain the species diversity. So
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