Herbivore density and biomass in a semi-arid tropical dry deciduous forest of western India | Journal of Tropical Ecology | Cambridge Core (original) (raw)
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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 July 2004
Sumanta Bagchi
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehradun-248001, Uttaranchal, India Current address: Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, USA.
Surendra P. Goyal
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehradun-248001, Uttaranchal, India
K. Sankar
Affiliation:
Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Dehradun-248001, Uttaranchal, India
Abstract
Prey depletion is a major (but often neglected) factor driving the current decline of tigers (Panthera tigris L.) (Karanth & Stith 1999). Thus conservation planning for the tiger in a fragmented, human-dominated landscape requires reliable information on prey densities from various parts of its range. We report numerical and biomass density of six herbivores from the tropical dry-deciduous forests of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR, 26°N and 76°E), Rajasthan, India, where these are important prey for tigers (Bagchi et al. 2003).
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2004 Cambridge University Press
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