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Status of wetland birds in Kanyakumari, Thanjavur, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu, India [1]

Wetlands are important bird habitats and are also used by local people for their livelihoods. Study was undertaken to assess the status of the wetland birds in the selected wetlands by using total count method during January-March 2006. Forty two major wetlands were surveyed in four districts of Tamil Nadu namely Kanyakumari, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2011
N. Sridharan [2], S. Somasundaram [3], K. Thiyakesan & et al [4]
Indian Forester [5]
137
10
1177-1182
Tags:
Wetlands [6], Birds [7], Kanniyakumari [8], Thanjavur (D) [9], Cuddalore [10], Nagapattinam (D) [11], Tamil Nadu [12], Wildlife [13]
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