Regional diversity of spiders in the selected sacred groves of northern Kerala, India.
In: Serket, Jg. 17 (2021-05-01), Heft 4, S. 429-437
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Sacred groves of Northern Kerala operate as an ideal centre for biodiversity conservation. Several threatened animals and plants are still well conserved in the sacred groves. Present study intends to discover the regional diversity of spiders from the selected sacred groves of Kasargod and Kannur districts. Fifteen sacred groves from Kasargod and Kannur districts were selected for this study. Spider sampling was carried out from February 2016 till January 2018. The sampling methods such as line transect method, handpicking in ground and strata, and beating were used to catch specimens. The caught specimens were preserved and identified to species and genus level using available literature. This study found 11308 individuals of 257 species come under 136 genera. Abundance of spiders in the sacred groves of Kasargod district was 2904 individuals with 109 species and 8404 individuals with 220 species collected from Kannur district. The study revealed that regional wide diversity of spiders was greater in the sacred groves of Kasargod and Kannur. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Regional diversity of spiders in the selected sacred groves of northern Kerala, India.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sumesh, Njarekkattil Vasu ; Sudhikumar, Ambalaparambil Vasu |
Zeitschrift: | Serket, Jg. 17 (2021-05-01), Heft 4, S. 429-437 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2021 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1110-502X (print) |
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