Table 1. Estimates of fruit production and extraction for an 11,000-ha area in the Yelandur range of the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary. Values represent tons of amla (Phyllanthus emblica and P. indofishceri) fruit. The amount of available fruit was estimated by the visual estimation method as one of the participatory resource management activities. The amount of fruit harvested was estimated from records kept by the Large-Scale Adivasi Multi-Purpose Societies.
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Year |
Amount of available fruit |
Amount of fruit harvested |
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1997–1998 |
NA |
254 |
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1998–1999 |
25 |
14 |
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1999–2000 |
145 |
83 |
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2000–2001 |
135 |
46.5 |
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2001–2002 |
208 |
336 |
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2002–2003 |
75 |
1.5 |
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2003–2004 |
113 |
65.5 |
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