Deforestation and forest fragmentation are the primary threats to the habitat
of endangered lion-tailed macaques, Macaca silenus, in Karnataka, India. Landsat
satellite images of northwest Karnataka, India, from 1977 and 1990 were analyzed.
Two study sites, measuring 16.35 x 19.14 km (31,213 ha) and 14.34 x 21.44 km (30,561
ha), respectively, were selected for analysis.
Based on a group home range estimate of 131 ha, contiguous habitat
fragments large enough to support two or more groups of lion-tails remained
available in the study area in 1990. A single contiguous patch of 14,718 ha in Site
1 and two contiguous patches in Site 2, 4,276 ha and 9,097 ha respectively, were
available for reintroduction of captive lion-tailed macaque populations. Loss of
habitat has primarily been occurring in and around previously disturbed regions.
Although the study identified potential unfragmented sites, there is still a need for
ground-truthing. / Graduation date: 1994
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/35759 |
| Date | 25 February 1994 |
| Creators | Krishnamurthy, Ramesh S. (Ramesh Saligrama), 1964- |
| Contributors | Coblentz, Bruce E. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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