Analysing Spectral Indices and Land use of Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala

Analysis of Land Use/Cover Changes and Animal Population Dynamics in a Wildlife Sanctuary in East Africa

Changes in wildlife conservation areas have serious implications for ecological systems and the distribution of wildlife species. Using the Masai Mara ecosystem as an example, we analyzed long-term land use/cover changes and wildlife population dynamics. Multitemporal satellite images, together with physical and social economic data were employed in a post classification analysis with GIS to an...

Measurement of Diversity Indices of Avian Communities at Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary, Pakistan

The study was conducted to measure bird species diversity at Taunsa Barrage Wildlife Sanctuary from 2009 to 2011. The objective of the study was to identify avian diversity and main threats to them in the sanctuary. Data were collected by direct census method. In total, 58,598 bird species belonging to 53 families and 171 species were recorded. Density of the birds was 6.9 birds per hectare. Sh...

Dermacentor auratus Supino, 1897 (Acarina, Ixodidae) reported from Wayanad, Kerala

Morphometric analysis and watershed prioritisation: a case study of Kabani river basin, Wayanad district, Kerala, India

Kabani river is a 7 order stream with a basin area of 1647 km. There are 4 sixth order and11 fifth order sub-basins. This analysis is mainly confined to 11 fifth order sub basins. Morphometric indices like stream ordering, bifurcation ratio, stream length, drainage density, stream frequency, form factor, elongation ratio, circularity ratio, constant of channel maintenance, asymmetry factor, sin...

Inhalation Dose and Source Term Studies in a Tribal Area of Wayanad, Kerala, India

Among radiation exposure pathways to human beings, inhalation dose is the most prominent one. Radon, thoron, and their progeny contribute more than 50 per cent to the annual effective dose due to natural radioactivity. South west coast of India is classified as a High Natural Background Radioactivity Area and large scale data on natural radioactivity and dosimetry are available from these coast...