Habitat suitability analysis for blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, Haryana, India

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作者
Chandel, Poonam [1 ]
Kumar, Ritesh [1 ]
Bishnoi, Promila [1 ]
Kumar, Vinod [2 ]
Kumar, K. E. Mothi [1 ]
机构
[1] Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agr Univ Campus, Haryana Space Applicat Ctr, Citizen Resources Informat Dept, Hisar 125004, Haryana, India
[2] Haryana Forest Dept, Panchkula 134116, India
来源
CURRENT SCIENCE | 2022年 / 122卷 / 05期
关键词
  Bioclimatic variables; blackbuck; habitat suitability; remote sensing; spatial distribution; SPECIES RANGE;
D O I
10.18520/cs/v122/i5/609-617
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Remote sensing and GIS play an important role in wildlife species conservation through their applicability to study spatial distribution, landscape pattern and also factors that affect the distribution, density and movement of wild fauna. The present study deals with the distribution of blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) in Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Haryana, India, and to determine their habitat suitability which is shrinking due to the spread of settlements (urban and rural). For habitat suitability analysis of blackbuck, data from WorldClim, 19 bioclimatic variable layers such as temperature, humidity, precipitation, etc. were utilized to calculate the maximum entropy using MaxEnt version 3.2. Satellite data from Landsat 8 were used to generate land use and land cover for analysing habitat suitability. An area of 330.71 ha was found to be suitable for blackbuck habitat within the 10 km buffer area, against the present area of 28.32 ha. The growth of Prosopis juliflora which causes damage to the skin of blackbuck during movement was found to be another factor responsible for confining its niche within the Sanctuary. The present study will help in the effective safeguarding of blackbuck species by the Wildlife Wing of the Haryana Forest Department.
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页码:609 / 617
页数:9
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