Component Geographic Factors of the Natural Regions of Burma

Terra, Hellmut de

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“…The former lower course of the Irrawaddy River was clearly down the Sittang Valley almost straight south from Mandalay to the sea. See, for example, de Terra's (1944, p. 71) sketch map of the physiography of upper Burma. Chhibber (1934, p. 20) implies that this piracy occurred after certain geological events which "characterised the close of the Tertiary ..."…”

Section: Callosciurus Flavimanus Thaiwanensis (Bonhote)mentioning

confidence: 99%

A study of the diurnal squirrels, Sciurinae, of the Indian and Indochinese subregions [by] Joseph Curtis Moore and George H. H. Tate.

Moore¹,

Tate²

1965

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Skull of pied giant squirrel, Ratufa bicolor 30 2. Range of Sinhalese giant squirrel, Ratufa macroura 35 3. Range of Indian giant squirrel, Ratufa indica 40 4. Range of pied giant squirrel, Ratiifa bicolor 50 5. Skull of Western Ghats squirrel, Funambulus tristriatus 67 6. Skull of Indian jungle squirrel, Funambulus sublineatus 70 7. Range of five-striped Indian squirrel, Funambulus pennanti 73 8. Range of Indian palm squirrel, Funambulus palmarum 78 9. Range of Western Ghats squirrel, Funambulus tristriatus 88 10. Range of bright-striped squirrel, Funambulus layardi 92 11. Range of Indian jungle squirrel, Funambulus sublineatus 96 12. Skull of Irrawaddy squirrel, Callosciurus pygerythrus 101 13. Ranges of red-bellied squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus, and the bellybanded squirrel, Callosciurus flavimanus 122 14. Ranges of Pegu red squirrel, Callosciurus ferrugineus, and Thailand tree squirrel, Callosciurus finlaysoni 162 15. Ranges of the Tenasserim squirrel, Callosciurus caniceps; Shan Highlands squirrel, C. phayrei; and Laotian squirrel, C inornaius 16. Range of the Irrawaddy squirrel, Callosciurus pygerythrus 17. Skull of striped tree squirrel, Tamiops svnnhoei 18. Ranges of striped tree squirrels, Tamiops mcclellandi and T. rodolphei . . 19. Ranges of striped tree squirrels, Tamiops sunnhoei and T. maritimus (part) 20. Range of striped tree squirrel, Tamiops maritimus (part) 21. Composite ranges of species of the genus Dremomys 22. Skull of Himalayan long-nosed squirrel, Dremomys lokriah 23. Skull of Chinese long-nosed squirrel, Dremomys pernyi 24. Range of Himalayan long-nosed squirrel, Dremomys lokriah 264 25. Range of Chinese long-nosed squirrel, Dremomys pernyi 270 26. Range of red-cheeked squirrel, Dremomys rufigenis 279 27. Range of red-hipped squirrel, Dremomys pyrrhom^rus 284 28. Orbitonasal length histogram for species of Dremomys 285 29. Length of orbit histogram for species of Dremomys 286 30. Skull of Siamese ground squirrel, Menetes berdmorei 293 31. Range of Siamese ground squirrel, Menetes berdmorei 295 32. Skull of Chinese rock squirrel, Sciurotamias damdianus 304 33. Ranges of Chinese rock squirrel, Sciurotamias damdianus, and Chinese

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Section: Callosciurus Flavimanus Thaiwanensis (Bonhote)mentioning

confidence: 99%

A study of the diurnal squirrels, Sciurinae, of the Indian and Indochinese subregions [by] Joseph Curtis Moore and George H. H. Tate.

Moore¹,

Tate²

1965

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“…Our study was conducted at Limpha Village (25.805N & 95.528E; elevation= 132m) in Sagaing Region (formerly Division) of northwestern Myanmar. This region experiences a tropical monsoonal climate with a wet season extending from early June through mid-October (mean annual rainfall varies from 1,250 to 2,500 mm depending on elevation), followed by a dry season from late October through May (Terra 1944). High diurnal temperatures (to 43 °C maximum) are typical of the dry season with low nocturnal temperatures (to 4 °C minimum) occurring in the winter months (January and February) (Terra 1944).…”

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“…This region experiences a tropical monsoonal climate with a wet season extending from early June through mid-October (mean annual rainfall varies from 1,250 to 2,500 mm depending on elevation), followed by a dry season from late October through May (Terra 1944). High diurnal temperatures (to 43 °C maximum) are typical of the dry season with low nocturnal temperatures (to 4 °C minimum) occurring in the winter months (January and February) (Terra 1944). Limpha is located within the Western Ornithological Region of Myanmar as defined by King et al (1975).…”

Section: Study Area and Overview Of Rice Cultivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Avian species richness in traditional rice ecosystems: a case study from upper Myanmar

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Rice Oryza sativa ecosystems provide foraging and nesting habitat for a variety of birds. Myanmar is a major rice-producing nation and yet bird use of rice ecosystems remains largely unstudied. We present the results of a case study of avian species richness in a traditional rice ecosystem at Limpha Village in upper Myanmar. The rice field at Limpha occupies 17.5 ha where a single crop is produced each year without chemical inputs (fertilizer and pesticides). Village lands are contiguous with the buffer zone of Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary. We conducted bird surveys of the rice field during dry and wet seasons (2013–20) and documented the occurrence of 85 species (exclusive of Buttonquail these included 58 resident species, 20 migratory species, six species with both resident and migratory populations in upper Myanmar), including 10 species of conservation concern. Species richness was greatest during the dry season when an influx of Palearctic migrants was present. We ranked 52 species as Common, 23 as Uncommon, and 10 as Rare. Most birds used the rice field as foraging rather than breeding habitat. Insectivore was the most common feeding guild (43 species), followed by Omnivore (22 species), Carnivore (12 species), Granivore (6 species), Frugivore (1 species), and Nectarivore (1 species) guilds. We observed eight species associated with domestic Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis and 15 species foraging at active fires or in burned areas in the rice field. Piles of rice straw are important foraging sites for several species. Low intensity agricultural practices, habitat heterogeneity, and proximity to the nearby swamp, forest, & Chindwin River are probably responsible for the relatively high avian species richness at Limpha. Future agricultural intensification could negatively impact avian species richness in the Limpha rice field. Our findings suggest that traditional rice agriculture is compatible with conservation objectives in the buffer zone of Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary. Our study, however, requires replication before generalizations can be made concerning the value of traditional rice ecosystems to avian conservation in Myanmar.

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“…They focused on the Pleistocene terraces of the Irrawaddy Valley with prehistory in mind, so that virtually everyone concerned with the subject subsequently invariably ended up citing them (de Terra 1944;de Terra and Movius 1943;Movius 1948). Figure 1 and Table 1 The Irrawaddy River continued to cut a wide valley after the middle Pleistocene ( Fig.…”

Section: The Pleistocene Geology Of Upper Burmamentioning

confidence: 99%