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PROVENANCE LEDGER & ORIGINAL PEER-REVIEWED SOURCE (2012)
📅 PUBLISHED IN 2012📘 Master's Thesis Monograph, Oklahoma State University & ProQuest LLC
Original Scientific Paper: "Conserving Biodiversity Outside Protected Areas: Analysis of a Potential Wildlife Corridor in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India"
Authors: Diya Paul
Full Citation: Paul, D. (2012). Conserving Biodiversity Outside Protected Areas: Analysis of a Potential Wildlife Corridor in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Master of Science Thesis, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1–142.
Standardized scientific terminology triads mapped to official pedagogy and technical terminology specifically tailored for "Conserving Biodiversity Outside Protected Areas: Analysis of a Potential Wildlife Corridor in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India" (2012).
ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱰᱣᱤᱞ ᱯᱷᱳᱨᱢ ᱠᱚᱨᱤᱰᱚᱨ(Vanyajeev Aavagaman Galiyara) • Wildlife Movement Corridor ▾
ᱵᱷᱮᱞᱰᱣᱤᱞ ᱯᱷᱳᱨᱢ ᱠᱚᱨᱤᱰᱚᱨ [Vanyajeev Aavagaman Galiyara] — Wildlife Movement Corridor
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[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-001 • observed in study
"In Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, an analytical evaluation assessed ecological connectivity between Rayala Elephant Reserve and Sri Venkateswara National Park."
Source Anchor: Chapter 1 - Introduction & Study Area, p. 5-7
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-002 • observed in study
"Ordinary Least Squares regression across 66 mandals revealed that percentage forest cover was significantly negatively correlated with agricultural land area (R = -0.74, p < 0.001)."
Source Anchor: Chapter 4 - OLS Regression Analysis, p. 57-59
[≈] [ASSOCIATION]
CLM-003 • estimated association
"High livestock densities, particularly goats (averaging 42 head per square kilometre of forest), were strongly associated with understory shrub degradation in fringe forest patches."
Source Anchor: Chapter 4 - Livestock Pressure, p. 54-56
[↗] [MODELLED]
CLM-004 • modelled result
"Landscape metric analysis quantified a Patch Density of 8.4 patches per 100 square kilometres with a Clumpiness Index of 0.81, indicating severe structural fragmentation of dry deciduous woodlands."
Source Anchor: Chapter 5 - Landscape Metrics, p. 73-76
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-005 • observed in study
"Remote sensing analysis delineated a 45-kilometre conservation priority zone traversing communal grazing lands, reserve forests, and agricultural mosaic habitats."
Source Anchor: Chapter 6 - Conservation Priority Zone, p. 82-85
[i] [CONTEXT]
CLM-006 • editorial context
"Static geospatial cost-distance surface models did not capture seasonal fluctuations in water availability or ephemeral stream drying, and could not account for local socio-political land tenure disputes without longitudinal ethnographic ground surveys."
Source Anchor: Chapter 3 - Methodology Limitations, p. 38-40
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-007 • observed in study
"Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary elephant populations frequently disperse northward across Chittoor mandals into adjacent fragmented scrub, leading to elevated human-elephant conflict incidents."
Source Anchor: Chapter 2 - Regional Elephant Movement, p. 16-18
[≈] [ASSOCIATION]
CLM-008 • estimated association
"Tribal population concentration in eastern mandals showed a moderate positive association with surviving dense scrub patches, reflecting traditional low-intensity communal forest stewardship."
Source Anchor: Chapter 4 - Demographic Correlates, p. 51-53
[↗] [MODELLED]
CLM-009 • modelled result
"Least-cost path algorithms demonstrated that preserving stepping-stone forest patches outside protected reserves reduces dispersal resistance by 37 percent for wide-ranging herbivores."
Source Anchor: Chapter 5 - Connectivity Modeling, p. 77-80
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-010 • observed in study
"The study demonstrated that formal sanctuary boundaries cover less than 5 percent of Chittoor district, necessitating decentralized multi-stakeholder corridor management frameworks."
Source Anchor: Chapter 7 - Policy Recommendations, p. 115-118