Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'The Sundarbans' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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| [5] The most abundant tree species are sundri (Heritiera fomes) and gewa (Excoecaria agallocha). | WIKI |
| The forests provide habitat to 453 faunal wildlife, including 290 bird, 120 fish, 42 mammal, 35 reptile and eight amphibian species. | WIKI |
| Despite a total ban on all killing or capture of wildlife other than fish and some invertebrates, it appears that there is a consistent pattern of depleted biodiversity or loss of species in the 20th century, and that the ecological quality of the forest is declining. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Geography 4 Physiography 5 Ecoregions 5.1 Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests 5.2 Sundarbans Mangroves 5.3 Ecological succession 6 Flora 7 Fauna 7.1 Mammals 7.2 Avifauna 7.3 Aquafauna 8 Endangered and extinct species 9 Climate change impact 10 Hazards 10.1 Natural hazards 10.2 Man made hazards 11 Economy 11.1 Agriculture 11.2 Habitation 12 Administration 13 Protected areas 13.1 Sundarban National Park 13.2 Sundarbans West Wildlife Sanctuary 13.3 Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary 13.4 Sundarbans South Wildlife Sanctuary 13.5 Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary 14 In popular culture 15 See also 16 References 17 Sources 18 External links | WIKI |
| "[11][12] It may have been derived from the word Sundari or Sundri, the local name of the mangrove species Heritiera fomes. | WIKI |
| The area is known for the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), as well as numerous fauna including species of birds, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes. | WIKI |
| The dominant mangrove species Heritiera fomes is locally known as sundri or sundari. | WIKI |
| Besides the sundari, other tree species in the forest include Avicennia, Xylocarpus mekongensis, Xylocarpus granatum, Sonneratia apetala, Bruguiera gymnorhiza, Ceriops decandra, Aegiceras corniculatum, Rhizophora mucronata, and Nypa fruticans palms. | WIKI |
| [24] Twenty-six of the fifty broad mangrove species found in the world grow well in the Sundarbans. | WIKI |
| The most prevalent, though one of the late species to appear, is Excoecaria. | WIKI |
| A total of 245 genera and 334 plant species were recorded by David Prain in 1903. | WIKI |
| It is an indicator species for newly accreted mudbanks and is an important species for wildlife, especially spotted deer (Axis axis). | WIKI |
| Since Prain's report there have been considerable changes in the status of various mangrove species and taxonomic revision of the man-grove flora. | WIKI |
| Most importantly, mangroves are a transition from the marine to freshwater and terrestrial systems, and provide critical habitat for numerous species of small fish, crabs, shrimps and other crustaceans that adapt to feed and shelter, and reproduce among the tangled mass of roots, known as pneumatophores, which grow upward from the anaerobic mud to get the supply of oxygen. | WIKI |
| A 1991 study has revealed that the Indian part of the Sundarbans supports diverse biological resources including at least 150 species of commercially important fish, 270 species of birds, 42 species of mammals, 35 reptiles and 8 amphibian species, although new ones are being discovered. | WIKI |
| This represents a significant proportion of the species present in Bangladesh (i.e. | WIKI |
| about 30% of the reptiles, 37% the birds and 34% of the mammals) and includes many species which are now extinct elsewhere in the country. | WIKI |
| Of these, the tiger and dolphin are target species for planning wildlife management and tourism development. | WIKI |
| Some species are protected by legislation, notably by the Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) Order, 1973 (P.O. | WIKI |
| The forest is also rich in bird life, with 286 species including the endemic brown-winged kingfishers (Pelargopsis amauroptera) and the globally threatened lesser adjutants (Leptoptilos javanicus) and masked finfoots (Heliopais personata) and birds of prey such as the ospreys (Pandion haliaetus), white-bellied sea eagles (Haliaeetus leucogaster) and grey-headed fish eagles (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus). | WIKI |
| Endangered and extinct species[edit] | WIKI |
| Forest inventories reveal a decline in standing volume of the two main commercial mangrove species xe2x80x93 sundari (Heritiera spp.) | WIKI |
| [42][43] Despite a total ban on all killing or capture of wildlife other than fish and some invertebrates, it appears that there is a consistent pattern of depleted biodiversity or loss of species (notably at least six mammals and one important reptile) in the 20th century, and that the "ecological quality of the original mangrove forest is declining". | WIKI |
| The endangered species that live within the Sundarbans and extinct species that used to be include the Bengal tiger, estuarine crocodile, northern river terrapin (Batagur baska), olive ridley sea turtle, Gangetic dolphin, ground turtles, hawksbill sea turtles and king crabs (horse shoe). | WIKI |
| Some species such as hog deer (Axis porcinus), water buffalos (Bubalus bubalis), barasingha or swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli), Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and the mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) started to become extinct in the Sundarbans towards the middle of the 20th century, because of extensive poaching and hunting by the British. | WIKI |
| [35] There are other threatened mammal species, such as the capped langur (Semnopithecus pileatus), smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata), Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) and large Indian civet (Viverra zibetha). | WIKI |
| It is also home to a variety of bird, reptile and invertebrate species, including the salt-water crocodile. | WIKI |
| The fauna of the sanctuary is very diverse with some 40 species of mammals, 260 species of birds and 35 species of reptiles. | WIKI |
| Five species of marine turtles frequent the coastal zone and two endangered reptiles are present xe2x80x93 the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python. | WIKI |
| There is evidently the greatest seasonal variation in salinity levels and possibly represents an area of relatively longer duration of moderate salinity where Gewa (Excoecaria agallocha) is the dominant woody species. | WIKI |
| It is home to a rich population of different species of wildlife, such as water fowl, heron, pelican, spotted deer, rhesus macaques, wild boar, tigers, water monitor lizards, fishing cats, otters, olive ridley turtles, crocodiles, batagur terrapins, and migratory birds. | WIKI |
| The plot centres on a headstrong American cetologist who arrives to study a rare species of river dolphin, enlisting a local fisherman and translator to aid her. | WIKI |
| It is the only mangrove habitat in the world for Panthera tigris tigris species. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (x): One of the largest remaining areas of mangroves in the world, the Sundarbans supports an exceptional level of biodiversity in both the terrestrial and marine environments, including significant populations of globally endangered cat species, such as the Royal Bengal Tiger. | UNESCO |
| The property is the only remaining habitat in the lower Bengal Basin for a wide variety of faunal species. | UNESCO |
| Its exceptional biodiversity is expressed in a wide range of flora; 334 plant species belonging to 245 genera and 75 families, 165 algae and 13 orchid species. | UNESCO |
| It is also rich in fauna with 693 species of wildlife which includes; 49 mammals, 59 reptiles, 8 amphibians, 210 white fishes, 24 shrimps, 14 crabs and 43 mollusks species. | UNESCO |
| The varied and colourful bird-life found along the waterways of the property is one of its greatest attractions, including 315 species of waterfowl, raptors and forest birds including nine species of kingfisher and the magnificent white-bellied sea eagle. | UNESCO |
| The Sundarbans is the biggest delta, back water and tidal phenomenon of the region and thus provides diverse habitats for several hundreds of aquatic, terrestrial and amphibian species. | UNESCO |
| The World Heritage property is comprised of three wildlife sanctuaries which form the core breeding area of a number of species of endangered wildlife. | UNESCO |
| Cyclones and tidal waves cause some damage to the forest along the sea-land interface and have previoulsy caused occasional considerable mortality among some species of fauna such as the spotted deer. | UNESCO |