A Note on Rodent Migration following Gregarious Bamboo Flowering in North-Eastern Hill Region with Particular Reference to Mizoram (India) and Its Consequences

• Main Authors: Biswas, Shyamal, Kumar, Shiv, Mittal, Veena
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Advanced Research Publications 2016
• Subjects: Gregarious bamboo flowering; Rodent migration; Mautam; Thingtam; Rodent borne diseases; Melocanna baccifera; famine; Jhum cultivation; BAFFACOS; Indian; Eastern Hill; Rattus rattus
• Online Access: https://medical.adrpublications.in/index.php/Journal-CommunicableDiseases/article/view/827

Bamboo is a versatile non-timber forest product (NTFP) with a wide range of domestic, commercial and industrial uses. Bamboos account for 12.8 percent approximately of the total forest cover in India. The North-Eastern Hill (NEH) region harbors more than 66 percent of the Indian bamboo genetic resou...