REVIEW ON ECOLOGICAL FACTORS OF KARNATAKA STATE WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS

ISBN-13: 9786204736426 / Angielski / Miękka / 284 str.

Kavya Saraf; Somanath Reddy Patil

Opis

The state of Karnataka covers an area of l ,91 ,976 square kilometers (74,122 sq mi) which is 5.83% of the total geographical area of India and lies between latitude 11°32' 40.99' N to 18°20' 36°56' N, longitude 74°04' 23°08' E to 78°35' 10°96 E. The State of Karnataka is a part of highly biodiversity rich regions of India. The Western Ghats of Karnataka is one of the mega biodiversity of the world. The State is endowed with great diversity of climate, topography and soil. Karnataka has great diversity of species.The state records 6 to 8 % of the known Indian fauna. The vertebrate fauna in view of their wildlife importance is higher than that of the invertebrates. Of the 2700 species recorded from the state that comprise 1007 species of invertebrates and 1694 species of vertebrates. In this book an attempt was made to give the whole picture of butterflies of Karnataka state so that the new researchers should get the basic information in one single stretch and save their valuable time rather than searching different scientific communications.

O autorze

Saraf, KavyaDr Kavya Saraf graduated from Gulbarga University. Worked on butterfly Ecology of Uplaon Nature Park, Kalaburagi District, Karnataka, India. Now she is Research Assistant on butterflies.Dr. Somanath Reddy C Patil , Assistant Professor, Department of Post Graduate Studies and research in Zoology, Government College Sedam Road Kalaburagi.