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4 articles for “Nal Sarovar”
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Assessment of Surface Water Quality in Different Habitats of Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Ramsar Site, Gujarat, India
Abstract: Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary is the only Ramsar Site in the State of Gujarat in India. It is the largest natural, freshwater inland wetland of Gujarat. This wetland supports high diversity and population of waterbirds and other aquatic organisms. The reason for such a high population of aquatic organisms attracted to this area is due to the diverse habitats and environmental conditions occurring in this area. GEER Foundation had conducted …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Ecology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 29–40 Read article
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A Study on the Hydrophytes and Halophytes of Nal Sarovar and Chhari Dhand Wetlands of Gujarat, India
Abstract: AbstractA seasonal study was conducted during 2016–2017 on the species composition, species richness and habitat-wise distribution of the hydrophytes and halophytes of Nal Sarovar and Chhari Dhand, two natural, shallow and seasonal wetland of Gujarat, located in two different biogeographic zones, viz., semi-arid (Zone-4) and arid (Zone-3) respectively. A total of 15 species of hydrophytes and 7 species of halophytes were recorded from the two wetlands. Of these, 13 species …
Published in Research & Reviews : Journal of Ecology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 33–40 Read article
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An Assessment of Insect Diversity of Nal Sarovar Sanctuary (Ramsar Site), Gujarat, India
Abstract: A study was conducted on biodiversity of Nal Sarovar Sanctuary from July 2016 to March 2018 (2 years) using stratified sampling method, which was done seasonally from July 2016 to March 2018 using stratified random sampling method. Stratified random sampling was done in such a way that all the major habitats were covered. The insect diversity was explored through the Visual Encountered Survey (VES). During the survey, a total of …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 6–14 Read article
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A Review of Studies on Bacterial and Fungal Diversity in Wetland Ecosystems
Abstract: Wetlands provide habitat to plethora of bacteria and fungi. Though a large number of ecological studies are carried out on various wetlands all over the world, the aspects of bacterial and fungal diversity are often ignored. This is despite the fact that these microorganisms play vital role in decomposition of dead organic matter and in biogeochemical cycles. The scenario of microbial studies in India is not encouraging. Moreover in Gujarat …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 25–38 Read article