Abundance and Diversity of Plants and Animals in the Kulik Bird Sanctuary, Raiganj, West Bengal, India

Pramanik, Alok Kumar; Santra, Kalyan Brata; Manna, Chanchal Kumar

doi:10.1080/09766901.2010.11884714

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“…Owing to its extensive distribution range, the Asian openbill is classified as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List assessment (BirdLife International, 2023). However, the species faces several anthropogenic and natural threats, including the scarcity of nesting trees, agricultural chemicals, hunting, food shortages, and hailstorms (Bhattarai, 2012; Mandal, 2024; Pramanik et al., 2014; Sundar, 2006; Zhang et al., 2022).…”

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Breeding ecology of the Asian openbill in eastern Nepal: Larger trees support higher fledgling success

Tamang,

Katuwal,

Subba

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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Colonial nesting waterbirds in agricultural landscapes have historically received limited research attention, especially in South Asia. For example, the Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans) is a colonial species that extensively utilizes agricultural landscapes, yet there is a notable lack of substantial studies despite increasing urbanization across these landscapes. We investigated the factors affecting the breeding ecology of Asian openbills in eastern Nepal. We used a grid‐based approach to locate stork colonies and monitored them throughout the breeding season from May to November for three consecutive years (2020–2022). Altogether, we observed a total of 67 active colonies, comprising 4020 active nests, which successfully fledged a total of 7566 chicks. Additionally, most of the colonies were located within areas of human settlements (40%), followed by community forests (33%) and agricultural land (27%). The Asian openbills primarily preferred large trees, such as Bombax ceiba (72%), for nesting. The mean height of nesting trees was approximately 4 m taller, the diameter at breast height was twice as large, and the canopy cover area was three times greater than that of non‐nesting trees. The canopy cover area of trees positively influenced the colony size, while colony size positively influenced the fledgling's success. Our study underscores the significance of large trees in providing sufficient space for accommodating a substantial number of openbill nests and fledglings. These findings have significant implications for conservation efforts to protect large trees along with wetlands and agricultural lands, as crucial measures to ensure the sustainable breeding of this nationally vulnerable species.

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Breeding ecology of the Asian openbill in eastern Nepal: Larger trees support higher fledgling success

Tamang,

Katuwal,

Subba

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Birds that commonly immigrate here are the Asian open bill storks ( Anastomus oscitans ), egrets ( Ardea alba ), black‐crowned night herons ( Nycticorax nycticorax ), cormorants ( Phalacrocorax sp.) [20] and so on. To date, no systematic investigation about the presence of heavy metal‐resistant bacteria, particularly that to Hg, has been conducted in this area and hence offers a unique chance to investigate the persistence and spread of Hg‐resistant bacteria here.…”

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Study of mercury resistance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐based metabolic profiling of a potent Bacillus tropicus strain from forest soil

Saha,

Roy,

Saha

et al. 2023

J Basic Microbiol

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Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic heavy metal and Hg‐resistant indigenous bacterial isolates may offer a green and cost‐effective bioremediation strategy to counter Hg contamination. In this study, a potent Hg‐resistant bacterium was isolated from the forest soil of a bird sanctuary. Identification using matrix‐assisted laser desorption ionization‐time of flight mass spectrometry depicted the isolate as a strain of Bacillus tropicus, validated by morphological, biochemical, and molecular studies. The isolate demonstrated biological Hg removal efficiency and capacity of 50.67% and 19.76 mg g−1, respectively. The plasmid borne resistance determinant, merA, encoding mercuric reductase, was detected in the bacterium endowing it with effective Hg volatilization and resistance capability. A Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopic comparative metabolic profiling revealed the involvement of various functional groups like –COOH, ‐CH2, ‐OH, PO4− and so on, resulting in differential spectral patterns of the bacterium both in control and Hg‐exposed situations. A temporal variance in metabolic signature was also observed during the early and mid‐log phase of growth in the presence of Hg. The bacterium described in this study is the first indigenous Hg‐resistant strain isolated from the Uttar Dinajpur region, which could be further explored and exploited as a potent bioresource for Hg remediation.

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“…Great Egret prefers mainly B. tulda tree. Though, Black Crowned Night Heron and Little Cormorants built their nest mainly on B. acurangula, L. speciosa, B. tulda trees [13].…”

Section: Plant Communitiesmentioning

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“…Initially, almost 800 species of angiosperms were found in the area. [13]. Among these plants species, Open-Billed Stork mainly built their nests on the tree, Lagerstoemia speciosa, because these trees are branched, hard and bushy type, help to construct nest properly [12].…”

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Bird Watching as an Eco-Health Indicator: A case study of Kulik Wild life Sanctuary, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal, India

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2013

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Abundance and Diversity of Plants and Animals in the Kulik Bird Sanctuary, Raiganj, West Bengal, India

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Breeding ecology of the Asian openbill in eastern Nepal: Larger trees support higher fledgling success

Breeding ecology of the Asian openbill in eastern Nepal: Larger trees support higher fledgling success

Study of mercury resistance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy‐based metabolic profiling of a potent Bacillus tropicus strain from forest soil

Bird Watching as an Eco-Health Indicator: A case study of Kulik Wild life Sanctuary, Uttar Dinajpur District, West Bengal, India

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