Manojkumar Pardeshi

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY · QCI, NABET

Wetlands of the many areas of kachchh region are reduced day to day by the natural processes as well as developmental activities and as a result the population of birds depend upon these wetlands are under threat. This paper was attempted to assess the composition of avifauna in Lakhara, a fragmented wetland inside the Kachchh Biosphere Reserve. Re...

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Termite sampling was carried out in four selected crops (i.e. sugarcane, wheat, cotton and castor) and unhealthy plants were sampled/checked to find out presence of termites. Furthermore, all possible habitats on hedges of agriculture field were also checked and termites were collected if present. Overall, 15 termite species were recorded from the...

Rann is largest saline and Marshy tracts in the entire world usually have low rain fall and sparse vegetation. However, it forms its own unique ecosystem which supperts unique biodiversity of flora and fauna. Similarly, Kachchh Biosphere Reserve (KBR) is mainly composed of two major ecosystems called Great Rann of Kachchh (GRK) and Little Rann of K...

“Biomap” of any protected area is essential for conservation and management of important species. However it is also widely accepted that the landscape matrix surrounding protected areas also plays an important role in protecting many species. Totally 54 transects were sampled in and vicinity of Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary (NSS) protected area to und...

ABSTRACT: The nature of the plants in an area, to a large extent, determines the animal life in that area. When the vegetation is altered, the animal life also changes. Thorn forest of the western Kachchh region is mainly composed of Acacias, Euphorbias and cacti plant species and and not well studied in terms of avifauna. So the present study inve...

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schard commonly known as 'Bitter Apple / Wild Gourd', is a medicinally important plant belonging to family Cucurbitaceae. Both the pulp of the fruit and roots are used in curing a number of diseases. Because of this, it is exploited by Pharmaceutical Industries. It is found growing in the drier parts of India. This paper...