Sacred Groves: Myths, Beliefs, and Biodiversity Conservation—A Case Study from Western Himalaya, India

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Site</td><td class="align_center">Altitude (m asl)</td><td class="align_center">Geographic coordinates</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hariyali Devi (HD)</td><td class="align_center">1500–2800</td><td class="align_center">N30°19′48.18′′; E 79°00′24.77′′</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Tungnath (TN)</td><td class="align_center">3000–4000</td><td class="align_center">N30°29′13.07′′; E 79°13′16.16′′</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Locations of the studied sacred groves (SGs).

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Table 1: Sacred Groves: Myths, Beliefs, and Biodiversity Conservation—A Case Study from Western Himalaya, India 