Monitoring of Eco-Restoration of Mangrove Wetlands through Time Series Satellite Images: A Study on Krishna-Godavari Delta Region, East Coast of India

Kubo, S.; Kumar, K. Ch. V. Naga; Demudu, G.; Malini, B. Hema; Rao, K. Nageswara; Ramakrishnan, R.; Rajawat, A. S.

doi:10.4157/geogrevjapanb.90.66

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“…The KWLS witnessed a heavy loss of mangrove cover, i.e. approximately 13.24 km 2 of mangrove cover from 1970 to 1990 (Kubo et al 2018). The subsequent efforts in understanding the importance of the crucial habitat loss led to the restoration of approximately 74.4 km 2 by mangrove planting (Prasad et al 2017).…”

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Temporal segregation of small feline predators and canids in the estuarine mangrove delta of Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, India

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Zoology and Ecology

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A camera trap study was conducted in the mangrove of Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary, the eastern coast of India, to understand the assemblage, temporal segregation and dial activity pattern of small and medium-sized mammals. Forty-one pairs of passive infrared camera traps were deployed and monitored for 30 consecutive days, making a total of 1,230 trap days effort. The study reveals that the jackals accounted for 40.5%, while fishing cats and jungle cats accounted for 6.09% and 2.42% of all recorded animals, respectively. The analysis of the relative abundance index shows that the jackal is the most abundant mammal in the sanctuary (36.74). Free-ranging dogs, humans and cattle were recorded mostly during the daytime. The jackal showed a higher temporal overlap with the fishing cat (0.76, 95% CI (0.59–0.93)) and the jungle cat (0.72, 95% CI (0.62–0.82)). The jungle cat showed peak activity at dawn, while fishing cats showed peak activity at dusk. Both species temporally overlapped with the bimodal activity of the jackal. Moreover, the available prey may be shared between the three dominant predatory species by minimising the competition (effective resource partitioning). The anthropogenic threats can be a reason for a comparatively lower abundance of the fishing cat, and necessary steps are sought to protect this ecosystem.

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“…The twin delta system of Krishna and Godavari rivers, i.e. Krishna-Godavari delta, (K-G delta) drains into the Bay of Bengal in the east (Kallepalli et al 2017;Kubo et al 2018). Together, these adjacent deltas cover 12,700 km 2 with strand plains, lagoons, muddy regions, and mangrove forests (Selvam 2003).…”

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