| Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India | |
| Balaji, D; Sreekar, R; Rao, S | |
| 2014 | |
| Source Publication | JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION
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| ISSN | 1617-1381 |
| Volume | 22Issue:4Pages:337-341 |
| Abstract | Biodiversity conservation in forested landscapes outside protected areas is important to sustain populations of species with restricted ranges. However, such habitats face many anthropogenic threats, including logging, extraction of firewood and leaf-litter for mulch in plantations. In this study, we determined the effects of forest degradation on amphibians and reptiles in forests outside protected areas by measuring their species richness and community composition across a disturbance gradient from near pristine to highly degraded forests in Agumbe, Western Ghats, India. Twenty-one strip 15 m x 150 m transects were laid across the disturbance gradient and diurnal visual encounter surveys were conducted. Sampling was repeated three times per transect covering the dry, intermediate and wet seasons. Amphibian and reptile communities were affected by the decrease in canopy cover and leaf litter volume, respectively. Our results indicate that the collection of firewood and leaf-litter can severely affect amphibian and reptile populations. Structured conservation planning outside of protected areas is therefore imperative. (C) 2014 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. |
| Keyword | Asia Canopy Cover Community Composition Firewood Herpetofauna Leaf Litter Species Richness |
| Language | 英语 |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/5043 |
| Collection | 其他 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Balaji, D,Sreekar, R,Rao, S. Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India[J]. JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION,2014,22(4):337-341. |
| APA | Balaji, D,Sreekar, R,&Rao, S.(2014).Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India.JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION,22(4),337-341. |
| MLA | Balaji, D,et al."Drivers of reptile and amphibian assemblages outside the protected areas of Western Ghats, India".JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION 22.4(2014):337-341. |
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