Table 1 Geographic coordinates of transects sampled in 30 grids of study area

1

1

Thrissur Division

Kuranchery

76.23205

10.62663

2

1

Thrissur Division

Mangad

76.18482

10.68173

3

1

Thrissur Division

Mudathikode

76.19416

10.64304

4

1

Thrissur Division

Tiruttiparamba

76.21115

10.62360

5

1

Thrissur Division

Velur

76.15370

10.64022

6

1

Thrissur Division

Kiralur

76.16385

10.61472

7

1

Thrissur Division

Ottupara

76.25026

10.66278

8

1

Thrissur Division

Attatra

76.19828

10.67283

9

2

Thrissur Division

Poomala dam

76.24048

10.60182

10

2

Thrissur Division

Kottekad

76.19345

10.57240

11

2

Thrissur Division

Pambur

76.20394

10.56038

12

2

Thrissur Division

Mukkattukara

76.25250

10.53585

13

2

Thrissur Division

Peringavu

76.21604

10.54587

14

2

Thrissur Division

Kolazhi

76.22042

10.57027

15

3

Thrissur Division

Chelakkara

76.35251

10.68421

16

3

Thrissur Division

Karumathara

76.28095

10.64745

17

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Vazhani dam

76.30601

10.63308

18

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Kunnamkadu

76.31664

10.63913

19

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Kadamkandachal

76.32311

10.63853

20

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Valiyathodu

76.30891

10.64841

21

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Ettachola

76.30917

10.64121

22

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Ayyapankadu

76.31289

10.64147

23

3

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Vellapara

76.32895

10.62220

24

4

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Vellanipacha mala

76.33732

10.58139

25

4

Thrissur Division

Mudikode

76.30584

10.55354

26

4

Thrissur Division

Pattikad

76.33561

10.54970

27

4

Thrissur Division

Kanara

76.33492

10.52959

28

4

Thrissur Division

KFRI

76.34466

10.53252

29

4

Thrissur Division

Canal

76.35319

10.53498

30

5

Thrissur Division

Marotichal

76.35786

10.47914

31

5

Thrissur Division

Moorkinikkara

76.27925

10.51414

32

5

Thrissur Division

Kainoor

76.30233

10.49713

33

5

Thrissur Division

Puthur

76.27932

10.48710

34

5

Thrissur Division

Mannamangalam

76.34639

10.50081

35

6

Chalakudy Division

Velupadam

76.35910

10.43505

36

6

Chalakudy Division

Mupliyam

76.35094

10.39540

37

6

Chalakudy Division

Kundukadavu

76.30326

10.38947

38

6

Chalakudy Division

Kodakara

76.31415

10.37230

39

7

Thrissur Division

Pazhayannur

76.42017

10.67873

40

7

Thrissur Division

Elanad

76.39383

10.61718

41

8

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Peechi dam

76.37174

10.53201

42

8

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Vellamkandapara

76.49185

10.48322

43

8

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Kallichempara

76.38353

10.50249

44

9

Peechi-Vazhani WLS

Vengapara

76.40705

10.48101

45

9

Thrissur Division

Vellakarithadam

76.36928

10.49332

46

9

Thrissur Division

Chakkapara

76.38664

10.49008

47

10

Chalakudy Division

Vellikulangara

76.37124

10.38481

48

10

Chalakudy Division

Kanakamala

76.36602

10.35835

49

11

Chalakudy Division

Pariyaram

76.37166

10.31984

50

11

Chalakudy Division

Ezhattumugham

76.43271

10.28292

51

11

Chalakudy Division

Melur

76.85444

10.29543

52

11

Chalakudy Division

Nalukettu

76.39679

10.27311

53

12

Chinmoni WLS

Virakkuthodu

76.45117

10.44045

54

12

Chinmoni WLS

Kavala

76.00000

10.45117

55

13

Chinmoni WLS

Ollakarakavu

76.46475

10.46725

56

13

Chalakudy Division

Check dam

76.25777

10.48728

57

13

Chalakudy Division

Anapathan

76.44871

10.35522

58

14

Chalakudy Division

Thumburmuzhi

76.45114

10.30532

59

14

Chalakudy Division

Kanampuzha

76.33498

10.29722

60

15

Nenmara Division

Pothundi dam

76.62190

10.53865

61

15

Nenmara Division

Seetharkundu

76.69860

10.54274

62

16

Nenmara Division

Pothumala

76.66952

10.46523

63

16

Nenmara Division

St. George church

76.67397

10.50333

64

16

Nenmara Division

Pulaya para

76.67878

10.53075

65

16

Nenmara Division

Karikatty

76.67407

10.53764

66

16

Nenmara Division

Greenland farm

76.72923

10.55685

67

17

Chalakudy Division

Muduvarachal

76.62040

10.38440

68

17

Vazhachal Division

Irumpupalam

76.38678

10.57347

69

18

Vazhachal Division

Charpa

76.57567

10.30352

70

18

Vazhachal Division

Konnakuzhi

76.42740

10.30210

71

18

Vazhachal Division

Vazhachal

76.58499

10.31719

72

18

Vazhachal Division

Athirampilly

76.55946

10.29151

73

19

Nenmara Division

Kollengode

76.69916

10.60972

74

19

Nenmara Division

Elavenchery

76.63347

10.59170

75

20

Nenmara Division

Nelliampathy estate

76.69558

10.53104

76

21

Parambikulam WLS

Muthalakuzhy

76.66888

10.39424

77

21

Parambikulam WLS

Orukomban

76.71386

10.40721

78

21

Parambikulam WLS

Medamchal

76.67452

10.39607

79

21

Parambikulam WLS

Ezhuvathampalam

76.62680

10.38281

80

22

Vazhachal Division

Poringalkuthu dam

76.63881

10.32114

81

22

Parambikulam WLS

Kurankuzhipalam

76.65754

10.38551

82

22

Vazhachal Division

Erumapara

76.83393

10.45923

83

22

Vazhachal Division

Thavalakuzhipara

76.69077

10.27635

84

23

Nenmara Division

Chuliyar dam

76.76469

10.59161

85

23

Nenmara Division

Muthalamada

76.76690

10.59786

86

24

Parambikulam WLS

Anappadi

76.82922

10.45397

87

24

Parambikulam WLS

Kuthirakolpathy

76.80731

10.45627

88

24

Parambikulam WLS

Sunkam colony

76.75723

10.44809

89

25

Parambikulam WLS

Earth dam

76.76570

10.37714

90

25

Parambikulam WLS

Rest para

76.75837

10.36382

91

25

Parambikulam WLS

Water hole

76.75369

10.36216

92

25

Parambikulam WLS

Karimala

76.74693

10.36687

93

25

Parambikulam WLS

Kalyanathi

76.74333

10.36720

94

25

Parambikulam WLS

Pupara

76.75859

10.36401

95

25

Parambikulam WLS

Bamboos

76.76049

10.36689

96

26

Vazhachal Division

Sholayar dam

76.73917

10.31139

97

26

Vazhachal Division

Meenchal

76.75833

10.32333

98

27

Nenmara Division

Chemmanampathy

76.83667

10.58284

99

28

Parambikulam WLS

Shekailmudi

78.85671

10.31404

100

28

Parambikulam WLS

Top slip

76.84181

10.47327

101

30

Vazhachal Division

Malakkapara

76.85541

10.27813

102

30

Vazhachal Division

Upper Sholayar

76.89703

10.32432