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- DEDICATION
- DECLARATION
- CERTIFICATE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- ABSTRACT
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF PLATES
- 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Review of Literature
- Objectives
- 2. STUDY AREA
- 2.1. Study Area
- Fig. 2.1 Study area: Location Map
- 2.1.1. Terrain and topography
- 2.1.2. Geology
- 2.1.3. Soil
- 2.1.4. Climate attributes
- 2.1.5. Temperature
- 2.1.6. Rainfall
- 2.1.7. Water Budgeting
- 2.1.8. Clouds
- 2.1.9. Fog
- 2.1.10. Wind
- 2.1.11. Water sources
- 2.1.12. Salt-licks
- 2.1.13. Flora
- Plate- 1
- Fig. 2.1a. Study area: Vegetation map
- 2.1.14. Fauna
- 3. AVIFAUNA OF PARAMBIKULAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
- 3.1. Introduction
- 3.2. Methods
- 3.3. Results
- Plate 2
- Plate 3
- Plate 4
- 3.4. Discussion
- 4. VEGETATION PHYSIOGNOMY
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Methods
- 4.3. Results
- 4.3.1 Moist deciduous forest
- 4.3.2. Evergreen forest
- 4.3.3. Teak plantation
- 5. BIRD COMMUNITIES
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Methods
- 5.3. Results
- Fig. 5.8. Guild wise species richness in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
- Fig. 5.9. Species richness in the different habitats in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary (2002 – 2004)
- Fig. 5.10. Abundance of birds in the different habitats in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary (2002 - 2004)
- 5.4. Discussion
- 6. FORAGING BEHAVIOUR
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Methods
- 6.3. Results
- 6.4. Discussion
- 7. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- Vegetation Physiognomy
- Bird Communities
- Foraging Behaviour
- REFERENCES