Survey Design, Field and Analytical Methods

  • G. Vishwanatha Reddy
  • K. Ullas Karanth
  • N. Samba Kumar
  • Jagdish Krishnaswamy
  • Krithi K. Karanth
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Abstract

Plants, birds and large herbivorous mammals were the key biodiversity components selected for the investigations. These major biodiversity elements were indicators of ongoing ecological changes in the study area. Vegetation, being the primary producers in the ecosystem, is the cardinal component of the habitat and is the key determinant of other biodiversity components including birds and mammals (Kremen 2005; Wilson et al. 2007).

Keywords

Normalise Difference Vegetation Index Management Regime Line Transect Bird Species Richness Partial Mantel Test 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • G. Vishwanatha Reddy
    • 1
  • K. Ullas Karanth
    • 2
  • N. Samba Kumar
    • 3
  • Jagdish Krishnaswamy
    • 4
  • Krithi K. Karanth
    • 5
  1. 1.Department of ForestGovernment of RajasthanJaipurIndia
  2. 2.Wildlife Conservation SocietyNew YorkUSA
  3. 3.Wildlife Conservation Society – IndiaBengaluruIndia
  4. 4.Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the EnvironmentBengaluruIndia
  5. 5.Wildlife Conservation SocietyGlobal Conservation ProgramNew YorkUSA

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