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Habitat depended on coastal avian faunal characteristics of Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar

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Title Habitat depended on coastal avian faunal characteristics
of Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar
 
Creator Asha, P S
Diwakar, K
Sivanesh, H
Kripa, V
 
Subject Marine Birds
 
Description A study was conducted during the period January to December 2013 to assess the habitat and season wise
variation in the density and diversity of coastal avian fauna of Tuticorin coast. Data were collected on a bi-monthly basis during
the low tide and high tides at two artificial habitats like fly ash-laden dyke of Tuticorin Thermal Power Station (TTPS) and an
evaporation pond of a salt pan. The diversity and density of coastal birds were comparatively higher at TTPS dyke than the salt
pan pond. 12 species of coastal birds with a total count of 5111 individuals were sighted at TTPS dyke whereas ten species with
a total number of 784 birds were reported from salt pan. Lesser Crested Tern was the most frequently observed bird with a mean
density of 198.1±71.2 ind.count-1 at the TTPS dyke whereas Curlew Sand Piper was the dominant bird with a mean density of
20.42±4.7 ind.count-1 at the salt pan. Both the seasonal and tidal variation in the density of coastal birds sighted at two stations
were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Because of the increased diminishing of natural wetland habitats in Tuticorin due to
industrialisation, the study indicated the suitability of artificial habitats either for feeding or roosting of coastal birds in the
region.
 
Date 2019
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/13409/1/Journal%20of%20Experimental%20Zoology_2019_Asha%20P%20S_Habitat%20depended%20coastal%20avian%20characteristics.pdf
Asha, P S and Diwakar, K and Sivanesh, H and Kripa, V (2019) Habitat depended on coastal avian faunal characteristics of Tuticorin, Gulf of Mannar. Journal of Experimental Zoology India, 22 (1). pp. 209-214. ISSN 0972 - 0030