Ecology and behaviour of Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus : Ecology of Black-necked Stork in Dudwa National Park, India

ISBN-13: 9783659941108 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 100 str.

Gopinathan Maheswaran

Opis

In India, the Black-necked Stork is very widely but thinly distributed, with the north and north-west regions forming its main strongholds. Populations appear to be declining in most parts of India except the Gangetic plains of Uttar Pradesh and north-western India, especially Gujarat, where populations are stable or marginally increasing. In Assam large numbers have been reported in Kaziranga National Park, Manas, Orang and Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuaries. Elsewhere, Black-necked Storks are present in very low numbers. In India, ecological studies on Black-necked Stork have been conducted at Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan, Dudwa National Park in Uttar Pradesh, and in Etwah and Mainpuri districts in Uttar Pradesh. This book deals with the stork's behaviour studied over a period of around three years in northern India especially on the foraging behaviour, activity pattern, inter- and intra-species interaction besides breeding behaviour making it a comprehensive one ideal for researchers and students.

O autorze

Dr. Gopinathan Maheswaran did his Masters from Bharathidasan University, India and Ph.D from Aligarh Muslim University, India before starting his research carrier in one of the oldest NGOs in India Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) that deals with conservation flora and fauna. After working in BNHS for around seven years he joined as scientist.