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- Title
DIET OF NILGIRI LANGUR Semnopithecus johnii INHABITING TROPICAL MONTANE SHOLA IN THE NILGIRI HILLS, SOUTH INDIA.
- Authors
Kavana, T. S.; Erinjery, Joseph J.; Singh, Mewa
- 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.
- Subjects
INDIA; SEMNOPITHECUS entellus; ANIMAL feeding behavior; FORESTS &; forestry; BEHAVIOR
- Publication
Asian Primates Journal, 2015, Vol 5, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1979-1631
- Publication type
Article