Assessing the Influence of Anthropogenic Land-Use Changes on Bird Diversity and Feeding Guilds—A Case Study of Kalametiya Lagoon (Southern Sri Lanka)

Assessing the Influence of Anthropogenic Land-Use Changes on Bird Diversity and Feeding Guilds—A Case Study of Kalametiya Lagoon (Southern Sri Lanka)

Kalametiya Lagoon, a highly threatened Sri Lankan wetland, has undergone drastic hydrological changes in recent decades, due to an upstream irrigation project. These changes led to the invasion of the lagoon water by monospecific <i>Sonneratia caseolaris</i> mangrove stands and <i>...

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Main Authors: Tom Bernard, K. A. S. Kodikara, Jani Sleutel, G. G. N. K. Wijeratne, Jean Hugé, M. P. Kumara, M. A. Y. N. Weerasinghe, D. P. D. Ranakawa, W. A. K. G. Thakshila, Farid Dahdouh-Guebas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
avian diversity
feeding guild
land-use changes
mangroves
reedbeds
lagoon
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/3/383

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