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Habitat guilds experience land-use change

Part of: GS Prelims and GS -III – Environment

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A new study has noted a drastic loss of bird species in all modified landscapes in Uttarakhand.
Natural oak-dominated forests and modified forests were analysed.

Key takeaways

Uttarakhand is home to the Western Himalayan temperate forests which harbour a large number of endemic bird species.
Six major land-use types which included natural oak forest, degraded oak forest (lightly used), lopped oak forest (intensively used), pine forest, agricultural cultivation area and sites with buildings were studied.
The results showed that there was a low diversity of species in monoculture areas and urban sites.
It also noticed strong decline in some of the habitat guilds in the areas that experienced land-use change.
Habitat guilds are groups of bird species that have common habitat preferences.

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