Climate change is perceived as one of the main dangers to the survival of species and integrity of biological systems around the world. The range of literature on the biological and hydrological systems have anticipated the impacts that would occur because of climatic change, which has been made more clear with reseraches in the past couple of decades. Wetland frameworks are weaker and especially vulnerable to changes in amount and nature of these climatic shifts. It creates the impression that climate change may have its most articulated impact on wetlands through changes in hydrological cycle : particularly, the nature and fluctuation of the hydroperiod and the number and intensity of extraordinary events. This study was carried out with the objective to understand the pressures on wetland (Thol bird sanctuary) and its avifauna by using geospatial techniques. The geospatial information thus generated was then linked with precipitation and avifaunal information gathered through field reconnaissance surveys periodically to understand the wetland dynamics and for monitoring future changes, providing recommendations for conservation.
Applications Of Geospatial Techniques For Conservation Of Wetlands And Its Corresponding Avifauna: An Indepth Study Of Thol Bird Sanctuary
Research Article
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0904.2057
Subject:
science
KeyWords:
Climate change; wetland; avifauna; geospatial; hydroperiod; Thol bird sanctuary
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