Status, distribution and habitat preferences of small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala (Record no. 154729)
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| Classification number | 634.9 |
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| Personal name | Devika Sanghamithra |
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| Title | Status, distribution and habitat preferences of small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park, Kerala |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Vellanikkara |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Department of Wildlife Science, College of Forestry |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2016 |
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| Extent | 97 pages |
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| Dissertation note | MSc |
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| Summary, etc. | Status, distribution and habitat preference of small carnivores in Silent Valley National Park (SVNP) was studied during September 2015 to April 2016, using camera trap survey and day transects survey for the direct and indirect evidence. Seven species of small carnivores were recorded during the study. They are Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica, Brown Palm Civet Paradoxurus jerdoni, Stripe-necked Mongoose Herpestes vitticollis, Brown Mongoose Herpestes fuscus, Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis, and Asian Small-clawed Otter Aonyx cinereus, and Nilgiri Marten Martes gwatkinsii. 12 mammal species other than small carnivores were reported along with 7 species of birds and one species of reptile during this present study. Small Indian Civet is the most abundant small carnivore in SVNP followed by Brown Palm Civet, and Stripe-necked Mongoose. From the diversity indices, it is found that species diversity was high during rainy season compared to non-rainy season. The analysis of activity pattern of small carnivores of SVNP showed a significant difference in activity distribution of sympatric species. The Stripe- necked Mongoose has diurnal activity pattern where Brown Mongoose has a nocturnal activity pattern. Two species of viverrids, Small Indian Civet and Brown Palm Civet showed a nocturnal activity, but they have varying peak activity periods. Leopard Cat had a nocturnal activity pattern. Logistic regression analysis was done for predicting the presence of small carnivore species based on 20 habitat parameters. The predictive accuracy of the regression model for occurrence of Stripe-necked Mongoose and Leopard Cat were 100%, which of Brown Mongoose, Brown Palm Civet and Small Indian Civet was 97%, 80%, and 79% respectively. Differential preferences of the species for the studied habitat variables were examined using discriminant analysis. It is interesting to note that the small carnivores of Silent Valley shows niche overlapping. |
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| Not For Loan | Reference Book | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | Theses | 2017-02-10 | 634.9 DEV/ST | 173786 | 2017-02-10 | 2017-02-10 | Theses |