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Landuse Patterns, Air Quality And Bird Diversity In Urban Landscapes Of Delhi

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  • 1. Shivaji College (University of Delhi), Raja Garden, New Delhi- 110 027, India
  • 2. Centre for Environmental Management of Degraded Ecosystems, University of Delhi, Delhi-110 007, India *Corresponding author & , Ozone and Benzene) from the monitoring stations were used. The bird diversity was assessed using conventional measures. All the sites showed remarkable differences with respect to each of the five landuse categories, air pollution levels, and bird diversity. The results suggest that landuse changes influence air pollution and bird diversity and some bird species can be used as indicator of landuse change and air pollution.

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Kumar, V., Jolli, V., Babu, C. R. (2022): Landuse Patterns, Air Quality And Bird Diversity In Urban Landscapes Of Delhi. Zoodiversity 56 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.15407/zoo2022.01.039, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.15407/zoo2022.01.039

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