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Fish diversity, habitat ecology and their conservation and management issues of a tropical River in Ganga basin, India

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  • Wazir Singh Lakra

    (National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources)

  • Uttam Kumar Sarkar

    (National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources)

  • Rupali Sani Kumar

    (National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources)

  • Ajay Pandey

    (National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources)

  • Vineet Kumar Dubey

    (National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources)

  • Om Prakash Gusain

    (HNB Garhwal University)

Abstract

In the present communication habitat ecology, species diversity; distribution and different indices of fish biodiversity management were studied in a Central India river (River Betwa, a tributary of River Ganga basin approved under India’s first river linking plan). Correlation between fish species richness with the hydrological attributes showed good relationship and water depth, dissolved oxygen and pH were found the most important variables in shaping fish assemblage. Altogether, sixty-three fish species belonging to 20 families and 45 genera were collected from five sampling stations spread along the upstream, mid stream and lower streams. Cyprinids were the most dominated group represented by 26 species belonging to 15 genera, followed by Bagridae (6 species from 3 genera), and Schilbeidae (4 species from 4 genera). The distribution of fish showed interesting pattern and about 10% species were common to all the sites showing long migration range. Shannon-Weiner diversity index showed considerable variation and ranged from 1.89 to 3.51. Out of 63 species status of 10 species were not known due to data deficit, 29 categorized as lower risk, 14 as vulnerable, 8 as endangered, while the remaining two species were introduced. Our study shows that the River supports considerable diversity of the fishes and is important for conservation and about 34% fish fauna is threatened being either vulnerable or endangered. We assessed that the river supports considerable percentage of food fish (89.47), ornamental fish (49.12%) and sport fish (5.26%). Among the eight major types of fish habitats identified along the entire stretch of river, open river, shallow water and deep pools were habitats contributing maximum diversity. Fish species richness (FSR) were significantly different (P

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  • Wazir Singh Lakra & Uttam Kumar Sarkar & Rupali Sani Kumar & Ajay Pandey & Vineet Kumar Dubey & Om Prakash Gusain, 2010. "Fish diversity, habitat ecology and their conservation and management issues of a tropical River in Ganga basin, India," Environment Systems and Decisions, Springer, vol. 30(4), pages 306-319, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:envsyd:v:30:y:2010:i:4:d:10.1007_s10669-010-9277-6
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