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1988), whereas their equities are presented as Hill’s modified ratio (Hill 1973). Means ± standard errors are presented throughout. Results Vegetation structure and composition A total of 136 tree species (annexure 6), 53 shrub species (annexure 13) and 61 herb species (annexure 19) were recorded during survey. Tree species along with their densities in dry deciduous miscellaneous forest, moist deciduous miscellaneous forest, evergreen forest, sal forest and scrub forest are given in annexures 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 respectively. Maximum tree species were recorded from dry deciduous miscellaneous forest and moist deciduous miscellaneous forest (71 species from each forest type) and mainly represented by Dillenia pentagyna, Lagerstroemia parvilora, Castanopsis indica. Minimum species richness (12) was observed in scrub forests where the most common tree species was Moringa angustifolia. Fifty-two and forty species were recorded from evergreen forest and sal forest, respectively. The sal forests mostly had species like Shorea robusta associated with Albizia amara, Dillenia pentagyna and Terminalia arjuna. The evergreen forests mainly had lapchey, Mesua ferea and Moringa angustifolia. Average tree species richness, diversities and equities in various forests types in the study area are given in table 22. Species effort curves for tree species for dry deciduous miscellaneous forest, sal forest, moist deciduous miscellaneous forest, evergreen forest and scrub forest (annexure 34) seem to tend upright, implying that tree inventorisation in the study area is still incomplete and requires further investigations. It is obvious from the table 19 that species richness was highest in the evergreen forests followed by sal forests. Scrub forests were the most impoverished in terms of richness. Shrub species with their densities recorded from dry deciduous miscellaneous forest, moist deciduous miscellaneous forest, evergreen forest, sal forest and scrub forest are given in annexures 16-20. Species effort curves for shrubs in dry deciduous miscellaneous forest, moist deciduous miscellaneous forest, sal forest, evergreen forest and scrub forest (annexure 34) are tending upright. Average shrub species richness, diversities and equities in various forests types in the study area are given in table 20. Shrub richness was highest in the evergreen forests Bringing Back Manas followed by the moist deciduous miscellaneous type. Scrub forest, surprisingly had the least shrub richness. Herb species with their densities recorded from dry deciduous miscellaneous forest, moist deciduous miscellaneous forest, evergreen forest, sal forest and scrub forest are given in appendices 19-23. Average herb species richness, diversities and equities in various forests types in the study area are given in table 21. Species effort curves for herbs in dry deciduous miscellaneous forest, moist deciduous miscellaneous forest, sal forest, evergreen forest and scrub forest (annexure 34) are tending upright. Highest herb richness was recorded from sal forests followed by the dry deciduous forests. Bird communities A total of 270 birds were recorded during the course of present study (annexure 24) from the study area under the jurisdiction of BTC. Of these, 246 were recorded on transects during point counts and the rest outside the point transects. The latter category includes species such as blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius), blue-eared bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni), crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela), Gadwall ( Anas strepera), Himalayan tree creeper (Certhia himalayana), Indian river tern (Sterna aurantia), kaleej pheasant (Lophura leucomelana), koel (Eudynamys scolopacea), Indian jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus), marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis), moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus), red-breasted falconet (Microhierax caerulescens), shikra ( Acipiter badius), spoonbill ( Platalea leucorodia), spotted-winged grosbeak (Cocothraustes melanozanthos), tree sparrow Fig.65 Great Indian hornbill(Buceros bicornis) Ultapani, Greater Manas, Assam 71
Table 22 Bird species diversities in various habitats under BTC forest area NB: Values in parenthesis are the sample sizes in each habitat (Passer montanus), wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenura), white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), yellow-winged fantail flycatcher (Rhipidura hypoxantha) and rufous owlet. A total of 136 bird species were recorded from dry deciduous miscellaneous forest (annexure 25). Highest mean densities were recorded for species like the Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis) (Fig.65). Ashy drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis), blue-eared barbet (Megalaima australis), red-breasted parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) and hill myna (Gracula religiosa). However, most of these species were not distributed uniformly as if evident from the large standard errors associated with the mean density values. The moist deciduous miscellaneous forest revealed 104 species with maximum mean for Fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicanda), followed by ashy prinia (Prinia socialis), red-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer), yellow bellied-flowerpecker (Dicaeum lanoxarithum) and Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa) (annexure 26). Sixty seven species were recorded from the evergreen forests where the blue-eared barbet had the highest density followed by the red-breasted parakeet, the scarlet minivet (Pericrocotus roseus), and the dusky leaf warbler (Phylloscopus furcatus) (annexure 27). From riverine habitat 83 species were recorded (annexure 28), and showed high densities for Great hornbill, red-breasted parakeet and white-cheeked bulbul. We recorded 92 species from sal forest (annexure 29), and red-breasted parakeet, pygmy woodpecker, yellow backed sunbird and bluethroated barbet recorded the highest densities. Ninety one species were reported from the scrub forest (annexure 30), where most densely distributed species Table 23 Distribution of hornbill across different habitat types in the study area (shaded area indicates presence). 72 Bringing Back Manas
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BRINGING BACK MANAS Conserving the
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CONTENTS MESSAGES 5 PREFACE 7 ACKNO
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ROCKYBUL HUSSAIN Phone : (0361) 223
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The effort to bring back Manas was
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Manas’ wherein lodged within the
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parks, wildlife sanctuaries and res
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Introduction In 1996, the Supreme C
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Within the Bodo area of Assam, a
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spirit of the Constitution (seventy
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medium of instruction in educationa
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Background and Objective 9.22.1 The
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Act should be reviewed to plug the
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transportation by Railways will be
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