Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India

A study was conducted to understand the diversity and abundance of butterflies of Kole Wetlands. Fifty-eight species in five families were identified.  The relative abundance and seasonal variation in the abundance across the year have been discussed.  The endemism as well as the butterflies listed...

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Main Authors: S. Sarath, E. R. Sreekumar, P. O. Nameer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3513
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spelling doaj-3b90222b4e784a35aa33f0a2df100b782020-11-25T02:47:05ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-05-0195102081021510.11609/jott.3513.9.5.10208-102153513Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, IndiaS. Sarath0E. R. Sreekumar1P. O. Nameer2Centre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU Main Campus, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU Main Campus, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, IndiaCentre for Wildlife Studies, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU Main Campus, Thrissur, Kerala 680656, IndiaA study was conducted to understand the diversity and abundance of butterflies of Kole Wetlands. Fifty-eight species in five families were identified.  The relative abundance and seasonal variation in the abundance across the year have been discussed.  The endemism as well as the butterflies listed in the schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 have also been discussed.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3513abundancediversityendemismthrissur district.
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author S. Sarath
E. R. Sreekumar
P. O. Nameer
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E. R. Sreekumar
P. O. Nameer
Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
abundance
diversity
endemism
thrissur district.
author_facet S. Sarath
E. R. Sreekumar
P. O. Nameer
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title Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India
title_short Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India
title_full Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India
title_fullStr Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India
title_full_unstemmed Butterflies of the Kole Wetlands, a Ramsar Site in Kerala, India
title_sort butterflies of the kole wetlands, a ramsar site in kerala, india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2017-05-01
description A study was conducted to understand the diversity and abundance of butterflies of Kole Wetlands. Fifty-eight species in five families were identified.  The relative abundance and seasonal variation in the abundance across the year have been discussed.  The endemism as well as the butterflies listed in the schedules of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 have also been discussed.
topic abundance
diversity
endemism
thrissur district.
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3513
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