A biodiversity status profile of Bundala National Park : a Ramsar national wetland of Sri Lanka.

Title: A biodiversity status profile of Bundala National Park : a Ramsar national we...
Abstract: The Bundala National Park (6216 ha), is located in the Hambantota District, within the Southeastern Arid Zone of Sri Lanka. The park consists mainly of dry thorny scrubland and lagoons, namely, Koholankala (390 ha), Malala (650 ha), Embilikala (430 ha) and Bundala (520 ha). These shallow water lagoons form a complex wetland system that harbours a rich bird life, including several species
of migratory waterfowl. Bundala is Sri Lanka’s first Ramsar wetland – a wetland of international i...
Publication Date: Sept. 6, 2017, 2:46 a.m.
Keywords: Marine and Coastal Protected areas , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat
Category: Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats; flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
Regions: JS 2
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Bambaradeniya, C. N. B., Ekanayake, S. P., Fernando, R. H. S. S., Perera, W. P. N. & Somaweera, R. (2002). A biodiversity status profile of Bundala National ...

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