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Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology
ROMANIAN ACADEMY |
AREA DEPENDANT DISTRIBUTION OF AVIFAUNA IN THE SACRED GROVES OF NORTHERN KERALA, INDIA
PAZHEDATH VASUDEVAN KRISHNANAND, KARUMAMPOYIL SAKTHIDAS ANOOP DAS
Abstract:
The sacred groves otherwise called sacred forests are small patches of natural habitats that act as a refugee for many species which are being protected by religious reasons. Seven sacred forests, are selected that belongs to Kerala, India having the areas varies between 3 and 6.4 hectares. The bird diversity in these selected sacred forests were studied from December 2017 to May 2019. The point count method was used for the bird survey which recorded 88 species of birds. A higher bird species richness was observed in Nelair kottam (6.4 ha) with 49 species, which is the largest study sites among the study sites and the less number of bird species belongs to Poil kavu (4.4 ha) with 14 species of birds. Shannon-Weiner Index was employed to determine the bird species diversity. Species-Area relationship in these ecosystems is also estimated. This study highlights that the area of the sacred forest is one of the important factors in determining the species richness and abundance of birds.
Citation:
PAZHEDATH VASUDEVAN KRISHNANAND, KARUMAMPOYIL SAKTHIDAS ANOOP DAS, 2022. AREA DEPENDANT DISTRIBUTION OF AVIFAUNA IN THE SACRED GROVES OF NORTHERN KERALA, INDIA, Romanian Journal of Biology - Zoology, 67(1-2): 73–86.
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