Micro chiropteran Bats: Diversity and roosting sites in Girwa Tehsil of Udaipur District of Rajasthan (India)

Salvi, Rekha; Parmar, Dr. Shashi

doi:10.22271/23940522.2022.v9.i4a.921

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“…The annual average rainfall in Girwa tehsil is 608 mm, with an average of 32 rainy days per year. (Salvi and Parmar, 2022) Bats constitute over 20% of all mammalian species and are considered second to the Rodentia in species richness (Simmons, 2005a). Except in the Arctic and Antarctic regions and a few isolated oceanic islands, bats are found all over the world.…”

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Diversity and status of chiropterans in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district (Rajasthan), India

Salvi,

Sharma,

Parmar

2024

Int. J. Fauna Biol. Stud.

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Among many species of the world, bats contribute a significant role in pollination and seed dispersal. They prefer to roost on tall trees. This paper highlights the diversity and the conservation status of bats in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district, Rajasthan (India). For the present study road surveys were performed for identification of the roosting sites. For the study, Roosting sites of the bats were identified and species of bats were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. A good number of the bat species are reported in the study area due to availability of ample water bodies and the presence of high tree densities. The threats affecting the conservation of bats of Girwa tehsil are also accentuated. The results of the study suggest the need for further research in this direction and also there is an essential need for an immediate conservation strategy for approaching national conservation goals.

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Diversity and status of chiropterans in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district (Rajasthan), India

Salvi,

Sharma,

Parmar

2024

Int. J. Fauna Biol. Stud.

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“…Topographic and climatic heterogeneity makes India a bio-diversely rich country. Avifauna plays an important role in ecosystems (Kushwaha and Kulkarni, 2013;Abie et al, 2019;Vala et al, 2020;Dendup et al, 2021). Urbanization leads to land cover changes, habitat destruction and fragmentation which are one of the major problems for declin-ing population of birds (Singh et al, 2018;Chen et al, 2021;Lee et al, 2022).…”

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Avifaunal Diversity of the wetlands of Vasai-Virar Konkan area, Maharashtra, India

Gupta,

Roy,

P. Deb

2023

EEC

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Topographic and climatic heterogeneity makes India a bio diversely rich country. India is habitat to around 13% species of birds documented worldwide. Avifauna plays an important role in the food chain and are considered as biological indicators of ecosystem. Birds are scavengers, pollinating agents, seed dispersers and pest controllers. The avifaunal documentation of study area, Gogte saltpan (19°23'42" N, 72°48'38" E) and Viva wetland (19°27'35" N, 72°47'41" E) which are located in the northern part of Mumbai in Palghar district was done during the months of November 2021 and January 2022 by line transact and point count method. Overall, 84 species of birds including 15 orders and 36 families were recorded from both the study areas. Order Passeriformes (32%) was dominant followed by Charadriiformes (17%) and Pelecaniformes (12%), while family Scolopacidae (10%) was dominant followed by Ardeidae (10%), Anatidae (6%) and Accipitridae (6%). Both the study areas were dominated by order Passeriformes and family Ardeidae. Viva wetland recorded large number of avian diversities with count of 65 species, while 45 species were recorded in Gogte saltpan. IUCN Redlist species such as Black-tailed Godwit (NT), Lesser Flamingo (NT), Painted Stork (NT) and Greater Spotted Eagle (VU) were also observed during the study period. Both the study areas show similar habitat namely marshy wetland and grassland. Rapid urbanization as well as other anthropogenic activities are degrading and destroying the terrestrial as well as wetland habitats and are the major threats to birds. Proper monitoring of the same is required for sustainable development. The study highlights on the anthropogenic activities which are destroying these ecosystems and stresses on the need of sustainable utilization of these ecosystems to conserve biodiversity.

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Micro chiropteran Bats: Diversity and roosting sites in Girwa Tehsil of Udaipur District of Rajasthan (India)

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Diversity and status of chiropterans in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district (Rajasthan), India

Diversity and status of chiropterans in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district (Rajasthan), India

Avifaunal Diversity of the wetlands of Vasai-Virar Konkan area, Maharashtra, India

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