Impact of climate change on the temporal and spatial distribution of the selected migratory bird species in Kerala (Record no. 163733)
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| fixed length control field | 04082nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 551.6 |
| Item number | IND/IM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Induja, B |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Impact of climate change on the temporal and spatial distribution of the selected migratory bird species in Kerala |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Vellanikkara |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Academy of Climate Change Education and Research |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2018 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 167p. |
| 502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE | |
| Dissertation note | BSc-MSc (Integrated) |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Abstract | Global warming and climate change are terms for the observed century scale rise in the average temperature of the earth’s climate system and its related effects. The climate change prior to industrial revolution can be explained by natural phenomena. Anthropogenic climate change has a significant role on physical and biological systems all over the globe. The multiple components of climate change are anticipated to affect all the levels of biodiversity, from organism to biome levels. Researches have been done in identifying the factors affecting species distribution and analysing their current and future distribution pattern. Species are affected in a different manner, many are forced to migrate at different rates through fragmented landscapes. The migration of animals and birds is linked to climate factors such as temperature, moisture availability and amount of daylight. These migrations can be considered as a biological indicator of climate change as these species are expected to track the shifting climate. Avian species are one of the best bioindicators and many migrating birds are very sensitive to environmental changes and are already being affected by climate change. Increasing temperatures, changing vegetation and extreme weather conditions lead to significant changes of the birds’ essential habitats. The present study is a supporting element for the above statements. The spatial and temporal distribution of selected migratory species was studied in identifying the changing climate. Certain dry land inhabiting bird species such as Bunting species (Black-headed Bunting), Lapwing species (Gray-headed Lapwing), Wheatear species (Isabelline Wheatear), Bluethroat, Aquila species (Greater-spotted Eagle) and Stonechat species (Common Stonechat) are selected for the study. Recently the Kerala state has been witnessing the increased number in the arrival of certain migratory birds usually inhabiting the drier tracts of warmer countries.It is hypothesised in the study that the increased distribution of these birds could be an indication that the climate in Kerala is changing. For analysing the species distribution, Maxent model was used. Using the current bird data collected from e-bird database and the climate data acquired from the WorldClim v1.4 database, the modelling for the present condition was done. Then utilising the current distribution analysis, it would project the distribution of the bird species into the future by converging it to the maximum entropy probability distribution. The study revealed the current (1950-2015) and projected distribution pattern of the selected migratory bird species for the years 2050 and 2070 under different RCP projections. The current distribution pattern says that the presence of Black-headed Buntingis observed at the northern and southern tips of Kerala, the Bluethroat at the central region, the Grey-headed Lapwing and the Common Stonechat towards the central and southern portions, the Greaterspotted Eagle at the central and southern regions and the Isabelline Wheatear towards the southern regions. The projected modelling results reveal that the distribution of the selected migratory bird species would be expanding more to the entire plains of the Kerala state excepting majority of the high land regions. For the current and future distribution of the given bird species the effect of temperature is more important comparing to precipitation effects. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Climate Change Education and Research |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Nameer, P O (Guide) |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810145819 |
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| Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Not For Loan | Reference Book | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | Theses | 2019-02-12 | 551.6 IND/IM | 174378 | 2019-02-12 | Theses |