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Group size and habitat use by Black-necked Storks Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus in an agriculture-dominated landscape in Uttar Pradesh, India
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Sundar, K. S. Gopi |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Group size and habitat use of Black-necked Storks Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus were studied over a 30-month period in an unprotected landscape with a mosaic of natural and manmade features in Etawah and Mainpuri districts, Uttar Pradesh, India. Group size was largely one or two and never more than a family of two adults and three young. Group size did not change with season or across habitat types. Black-necked Storks used habitats to different extents across years and seasons. Wetlands were preferred in all seasons and rice-paddies were preferred during the monsoon. The use of irrigation canals was consistent across seasons and was always in proportion to their availability. Irrigation canals and crop-fields, particularly flooded rice-fields, provided some additional habitat to Black-necked Storks, but catered to the population for a very small period of time. While some studies have demonstrated that flooded rice-fields are useful for wintering waterbird species, conversion of natural wetlands to crop-fields will not be advantageous to Black-necked Storks, and these habitats need to be preserved to conserve the species. |
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| Ending Page | 334 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 323 |
| ISSN | 09592709 |
| e-ISSN | 14740001 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0959270904000358 |
| Journal | Bird Conservation International |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2004-11-25 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Bird Conservation International Group Size |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Ecology Animal Science and Zoology Nature and Landscape Conservation |
