Kavana, T.S and Erinjery, J.J and Singh, M
(2015)
Diet of Nilgiri langur Semnopithecus johnii inhabiting tropical montane shola in the Nilgiri Hills, South India.
Asian Primates Journal, 5 (1).
pp. 3-11.
| Abstract: |
We studied food habits of a group of 11 Nilgiri Langurs
Semnopithecus johnii
(Fischer) in the Nilgiri Hills of the
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in south India. The study group occupied a patch of stunted montane forest surrounded
by grassland, a habitat type known in south India as
shola
. Among 20 species prominent in the diet between
June and December were (1) native plant species that are found principally in shola at elevations above 1,300 m
(34% of feeding time), (2) pine needles, which are low-quality food items (11%), and (3) non-native plants (15%).
Human activity is fragmenting shola and decimating the Nilgiri Langur habitat and food supply. Conserving the
Nilgiri Langur will require protecting the shola forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. |
| Item Type: |
Journal Paper
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| Keywords: |
conservation, diet, habitat fragmentation, low quality food, Western Ghats |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Conservation Biology |
| Divisions: |
Schools > Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Date Deposited: |
16 Oct 2018 05:58 |
| Last Modified: |
16 Oct 2018 05:58 |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/1028 |
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