First detailed survey of waterbirds in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts, Tamil Nadu, India

• Published in: Journal of Threatened Taxa
• Main Authors: K. Abhisheka, J.P. David, M.B. Prashanth, K.S. Seshadri, T. Ganesh
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2013
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Indian; Indian Pond; Anas acuta
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3125.4641-52; https://doaj.org/article/e55fa03534424842b11a4e1f9f8a4fe3

The semi-arid districts of Tirunelveli and Tuticorin in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu consist of numerous wetlands in the form of irrigation tanks, interconnected by an ancient network of canals, and fed by the rivers originating from the Western Ghats. While these irrigation tanks have so...