Human - Bird competition for plant resources in and around Masinangudi area,
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, South India
V. Gokula1
*, Plants used by birds for foraging and nesting and their exploitation by local people for consumptive and commercial use
in a part of Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, India have been documented. Seventeen plant species that were crucial for
various bird species to nest and forage have been cut for fuel wood and timber resulting in resource use competition
between human and bird.
Keywords: birds, competition, diversity, human, Mudumalai, plant resources
Citation: *, (
2015),
Human - Bird competition for plant resources in and around Masinangudi area,
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, South India.
Scientific Transactions in Environment and Technovation Journal(STET),
2(1):
37-48
Received: 2016-05-09 08:02:33; Accepted: 2016-05-09 08:02:41;
Published: 09/05/2016