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1 PG and Research Department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, A.V.C. College (Autonomous), Mannampandal, Mayiladuthurai 609 305, IN
2 Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty (PO), Coimbatore 641 108, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 108, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 118-123
Abstract
Although the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats harbour seven species of primates, estimate of their density is not available for most of the area. The Aghanashini Lion-tailed Macaque Conservation Reserve in central Western Ghats, a newly notified protected area in Karnataka, harbours lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus, bonnet macaque Macaca radiata and Southern plains gray langur Semnopithecus dussumieri. We estimated their densities using line transect method. The estimate of cluster density for lion-tailed macaque, bonnet macaque and southern plains gray langur was 1.62, 4.28 and 10.67 groups/sq. km respectively, with the individual's density of 14.95, 12.40 and 25.06 individuals/ sq. km respectively. The conservation importance of the present findings is also discussed.
Keywords
Density Estimate, Distance Sampling, Evergreen Forests, Line Transects, Primates.
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