BIO-ACOUSTICS STUDY OF CICADA IN SELECTED FOREST PLANTATIONS

ISBN-13: 9786206737599 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str.

Sooraj Kumar; Suvija S; P. Pretheep Kumar

Opis

Cicadas play an important role in the ecosystem and are scientifically classified under the order Hemiptera. Cicadas emit one of the most distinct sounds of the animal kingdom of the insect group. This books reveals the following results (1) identification of the cicada species in various trees would pave the way to understanding the existing/ dominant cicada species prevailing in a forest plantations (2) assessment of the sound intensity of cicada species and (3) understand the bio-acoustic mechanism of cicada species.

O autorze

Sooraj Kumar is an accomplished researcher in the field of Forestry and presently doing PhD in KAU. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Forestry from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, in 2019, followed by a Master's degree in Forestry (Silviculture & Agroforestry) from RLBCAU, Jhansi in 2021. He has received ICAR JRF & SRF fellowship.