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Tiger Community Analysis in the Sundarbans

Authors : Richa Choudhary, Tanupriya Choudhury, Susheela Dahiya

Published in: Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

It is common knowledge that the Sundarbans tiger reserve, which spans the border between India and Bangladesh, is one of the most important habitats in the world for the endangered Royal Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). The health of a tropical forest is strongly dependent on the variety of tiger species that live there, as well as their patterns of movement, the richness of their groups across time, and the ecosystem services that they provide. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between tiger migration and the distribution of prey and topological features in this region. We are undertaking a community analysis of the tigers that live in the Sundarbans by looking at the distribution of their prey and mapping the vegetation in the area. We have been provided with datasets that comprise information on the distribution of prey, GPS locations of tigers, and vegetation mapping across the Sundarbans region by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). The results of the research indicate that prey distribution, the kind of vegetation, and the time of day all play a significant role in determining the movements of tigers as a collective community component, which can further assist researchers to develop measures and strategies for tiger conservation at Sundarbans region.

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Title: Tiger Community Analysis in the Sundarbans
Authors: Richa Choudhary
Tanupriya Choudhury
Susheela Dahiya
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Book: Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
Print ISBN: 978-981-9995-61-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-9995-62-2

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9562-2_58