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- Title
DYNAMICS OF CHIROPTERA POPULATION IN AND AROUND BIKANER CITY OF THE THAR DESERT, INDIA.
- Authors
Partap, SINGH; Kumar, YADAY Manish; Jitendar, SOLANKI; Mirela, CHACHULA Oana
- Abstract
We surveyed some roost sites and species composition of bats in Bikaner and its vicinity during the years 2010 to 2012. Bikaner is a part of the Thar Desert situated in the north-western part of India. It is situated almost in the heart of Thar and represents a vast area of continuous sand dunes, which are now being converted to crop fields. Six species of microchiropterans and one species of megachiropteran were found here: Rhinopoma hardwickii, R. microphyllum, Rhinolophus lepidus, Pipistrellus tenuis, Taphozous perforatus, Hipposideros fulvus and Pteropus giganteus. Among these, three species, Taphozous perforatus, Hipposideros fulvus and Pteropus giganteus, are reported for the first time. These changes of bat diversity are induced by the changing ecological conditions. Rhinopoma hardwickii is the most abundant species in the region, followed by R. microphyllum and Pipistrellus tenuis. Nokha doordarshan and Ranorao pond caves are most abundantly occupied caves. There are no eminent threats to these volant mammals but habitat destruction, garbage dumping and other anthropogenic activities that have deleterious effect on their population.
- Subjects
THAR Desert (India &; Pakistan); BIRD populations; BATS; CAVES; HABITAT destruction; EFFECT of human beings on climate change
- Publication
Oltenia, Studii si Comunicari Seria Stiintele Naturii, 2014, Vol 30, Issue 2, p167
- ISSN
1454-6914
- Publication type
Article