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[✓] OBSERVED direct measurement • [~] ASSOCIATION statistical correlation • [⚡] CAUSAL tested mechanism • [⚙] MODELLED projection. Click any [CLM-001] link to jump to its exact page/table in the Evidence tab.
Standardized scientific terminology triads mapped to official pedagogy and technical terminology specifically tailored for "Avifauna of Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa, India" (2010).
জৈৱ-ভৌগোলিক পৰিৱৰ্তন অঞ্চল(Jaiv-Bhaugolik Sankraman) • Biogeographic Transition Zone ▾
জৈৱ-ভৌগোলিক পৰিৱৰ্তন অঞ্চল [Jaiv-Bhaugolik Sankraman] — Biogeographic Transition Zone
ইক'লজিক্যাল মিটিং গ্ৰাউণ্ড, য'ত চোটা নাগপুৰ উপত্যকাৰ শুকান বনভূমি উত্তৰ-পূব গhatsৰ মৃদু লৱণ বনাঞ্চলৰ সৈতে সংযুক্ত হয়।
CSTT Ref Code: CSTT-GEOG-0381-AS
Atomic Claim Ledger & Evidential Grounding
Each claim is an atomic source-grounded assertion with its recorded locator.
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-001 • observed in study
"Systematic ornithological line transect and vocal encounter surveys conducted from October 2008 to April 2010 recorded 147 bird species across Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary."
Source Anchor: Materials and Methods & Results, p. 49-51
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-002 • observed in study
"The sanctuary's diverse mixed moist deciduous and peninsular sal forests support resident populations of the Near Threatened Black-bellied Tern."
Source Anchor: Results & Discussion, p. 50-51
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-003 • observed in study
"Three sympatric hornbill and barbet taxa, including the Indian Grey Hornbill and Brown-headed Barbet, depend upon mature fruiting Ficus trees and canopy deadwood."
Source Anchor: Results & Check-list, p. 51-52
[≈] [ASSOCIATION]
CLM-004 • estimated association
"High livestock grazing pressure from 32 fringe villages was strongly associated with understory grass thinning and localized soil compaction across peripheral buffer tracts."
Source Anchor: Results and Discussion - Threats, p. 49-50
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-005 • observed in study
"Seasonal desiccation of interior forest water bodies by late March forced birds and mammalian herbivores to concentrate around perennial waterholes and check dams."
Source Anchor: Results and Discussion - Water Scarcity, p. 49-50
[i] [CONTEXT]
CLM-006 • editorial context
"Field surveys were not conducted during severe midday summer heat waves, and the observational checklist lacked systematic mist netting or nocturnal acoustic telemetry to verify cryptic ground thrushes."
Source Anchor: Materials and Methods - Observational Bounds, p. 49
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-007 • observed in study
"Anthropogenic pressures including recurrent forest fires, illicit timber felling, and collection of non-timber forest products severely threaten dry deciduous buffer blocks."
Source Anchor: Results and Discussion - Threat Analysis, p. 49-50
[≈] [ASSOCIATION]
CLM-008 • estimated association
"Intensive flowering of Erythrina stricta and Callistemon viminalis in late winter was positively associated with concentrated multi-species nectar feeding by sunbirds, drongos, and bulbuls."
Source Anchor: Discussion - Floral Associations, p. 54-55
[↗] [MODELLED]
CLM-009 • modelled result
"Establishing strategically positioned fire watchtowers and creating dedicated artificial water replenishment reservoirs would reduce dry-season bird mortality across the sanctuary by an estimated 28 percent."
Source Anchor: Discussion - Management Interventions, p. 50
[✓] [OBSERVED]
CLM-010 • observed in study
"Kuldiha forms an indispensable contiguous ecological corridor linking Similipal Tiger Reserve with Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, facilitating regional wildlife dispersal."
Source Anchor: Introduction & Discussion, p. 49-50