Time-of-day bias in diurnal raptors in arid region of Rajasthan

Tiwari, Govind; Pandey, Puneet; Kaul, Rahul; Lee, Hang; Singh, Randeep

doi:10.1016/j.chnaes.2022.07.005

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“…In the hot arid region of Rajasthan, India, we have studied ( Tiwari et al, 2021 ; Tiwari et al, 2023 ) community of diurnal raptors ( Fig. 1 ).…”

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Farmers’ perception of the ecosystem services provided by diurnal raptors in arid Rajasthan

Tiwari,

Pandey,

Kaul

et al. 2023

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Farmers are the most important stakeholders in wildlife conservation in the agricultural landscape. Understanding the farmer’s perceptions, attitude, behaviour, and knowledge toward conservation is critical in developing an effective conservation programme in human-dominated landscapes. We conducted semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 373 farmers to understand the farmer’s perception of ecosystem services provided by diurnal raptors in the arid region of Rajasthan from July 2020 to February 2021 and from August 2021 to January 2022. We grouped ecosystem services and disservices into larger categories and estimated the correlation between them, finding that disservices are negatively correlated with benefits. Raptors were perceived as beneficial for their role in controlling rodents and pests, but negatively for poultry predation. In addition, we built a binomial generalised linear model with a logit function to better understand the factors that influence farmers’ perceptions of raptors (positive or negative). We observed that males and females have different attitudes toward the ecosystem services provided by raptors. It is critical to understand social perceptions in order to conserve species that are rare on a global scale but may face negative perceptions on a local scale. Our study connects ecological information with socio-demographic factors, which can be useful in developing policy measures for raptor conservation.

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“…In the hot arid region of Rajasthan, India, we have studied ( Tiwari et al, 2021 ; Tiwari et al, 2023 ) community of diurnal raptors ( Fig. 1 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Farmers’ perception of the ecosystem services provided by diurnal raptors in arid Rajasthan

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Pandey,

Kaul

et al. 2023

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“…We calculated sample size-based rarefaction and extrapolation curves for all bird species from each of the two forest management types using the ‘iNEXT’ package [ 42 , 43 , 44 ]. We calculated bird diversity in each forest with Shannon’s diversity index using the ‘BiodiversityR’ package [ 45 ].…”

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Forest Management Practice Influences Bird Diversity in the Mid-Hills of Nepal

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Dhami

Panthee

et al. 2022

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Forest management practice plays a critical role in conserving biodiversity. However, there are few studies on how forest management practice affects bird communities. Here, we compare the effectiveness of the Panchase Protection Forest (PPF; protected forest with government administration) and the Tibrekot Community Forest (TCF; community forest with community forest users’ group administration) in hosting bird diversity in the mid-hills of Nepal. We examined 96 point count stations during summer and winter in 2019 and recorded 160 species of birds with three globally threatened vultures (red-headed vulture Sarcogyps calvus, slender-billed vulture Gyps tenuirostris, and white-rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis). Forest management practice, season, and elevation all influenced the richness and abundance of birds. The diversity, richness, and abundance of birds and the most common feeding guilds (insectivore, omnivore, and carnivore) were higher in TCF than in PPF; however, globally threatened species were only recorded in PPF. We also recorded a higher bird species turnover (beta diversity) in TCF than in PPF. Our study indicates that community-managed forests can also provide quality habitats similar to those of protected forests managed by the government, and provide refuge to various bird species and guilds. However, we recommend more comparative studies in other tropical and sub-tropical areas to understand how different forest management practices influence bird diversity.

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