Biodiversity, ecohydrology, threat status and conservation priority of the freshwater fishes of river Gomti, a tributary of river Ganga (India)

U. K. Sarkar (), B. K. Gupta and W. S. Lakra
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U. K. Sarkar: National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources
B. K. Gupta: National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources
W. S. Lakra: National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2010, vol. 30, issue 1, 3-17

Abstract: Abstract Extensive surveys were conducted to explore the diversity of fishes, distribution patterns, abundance, threat, and habitat status in the upper, middle, and lower stretch of river Gomti, a tributary of river Ganga. Altogether 56 fish species belonging to 20 families and 42 genera were collected from various sampling sites. Of the 56 species, five belong to the ‘endangered’ (EN) category and 11 belong to the vulnerable (VU) category. Six major categories of habitat were identified and pattern of fish assemblage and dominant genera in each habitat studied. Considerable differences were observed in the fish species richness and relative abundance (RA) of the species in the different sampling sites of river Gomti. Shannon–Wiener biodiversity index has been calculated for the fishes indicating considerable variation (p

Keywords: Ecohydrology; River Gomti; Fish diversity; Distribution; Conservation priority; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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