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Spatial and temporal assessment of snake encounters in urban Delhi, India.
| العنوان: | Spatial and temporal assessment of snake encounters in urban Delhi, India. |
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| المؤلفون: | Barhadiya G; Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, 110019, India., Purkayastha J; Help Earth, Guwahati, Assam, 781007, India., Saha AK; Department of Geography, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India., Ghosh C; Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India. chirashreeghosh.63@gmail.com. |
| المصدر: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2024 Mar 06; Vol. 14 (1), pp. 5506. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 06. |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Colubridae* , Cyclonic Storms*, Humans ; Animals ; India/epidemiology ; Cluster Analysis ; Farms |
| مستخلص: | Delhi, the capital city of India is, highly urbanized and surrounded by remnant forest, farms, ridges, and other green areas experience regular snake encounters in and around residential, institutional, and industrial areas. A total of 41 months of sampling from January 2019 to May 2022 was conducted wherein we, studied the snake assemblage in Delhi to determine the species composition, encounter frequency, seasonal activity patterns, and probable encounter sites in an urban setup. We documented 372 individuals belonging to 15 species from seven families out of 23 species found in Delhi. Snakes were found inside forests, public parks, homes, drain networks, streets, office buildings, and even in school-college buildings. The most recorded species being Ptyas mucosa (37.37%, n = 139), Naja naja (19.62%, n = 73), and Lycodon aulicus (13.44%, n = 50). The highest numbers of incidents were reported in the month of July (22.04%, n = 82) and August (19.89%, n = 74) during the peak monsoon season, for identifying high encounter sites, we used a geostatistical modeling tool, Ordinary kriging to identify places having more snake occurrences. We further used a statistical spatial method called average nearest neighbor distance to detect the pattern distribution of snake species. Spatial interpolation done through Ordinary kriging highlighted two areas having concentrated snake encounters. The results of the average nearest neighbor distance analysis showed three species having clustered and two species having dispersed distribution. The incidence of snake encounters was found to be highly seasonal and appeared to be associated mainly with monthly rainfall, temperature, and humidity. The findings of this study on snakes' distribution patterns provide valuable insights into the conservation of these species. Understanding their habitat preferences and spatial distribution is crucial for the implementation of effective conservation strategies. (© 2024. The Author(s).) |
| References: | Sci Total Environ. 2012 Jan 1;414:494-507. (PMID: 22154211) Environ Pollut. 2017 Jun;225:20-30. (PMID: 28343101) |
| معلومات مُعتمدة: | Ref. No./IoE/2021/12/FRP Institution of Eminence |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20240306 Date Completed: 20240308 Latest Revision: 20240309 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20240309 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC10917809 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-50373-0 |
| PMID: | 38448500 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-50373-0 |