Vipin Vyas

• Ph.D.
• Professor at Barkatullah University

The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of lead nitrate on the gills of fresh water fish, Channa striatus. Fish were exposed to sub-lethal concentration of lead nitrate (28 mg/l) over a period of 30, 60 and 90 days. The lesions observed in the gills included severe loosening of cartilaginous core, deshaped gill lamellae and rupt...

Wetlands in urban areas act as natural buffers that control floods, mitigate fire risks, and regulate local climates, helping to reduce the impact of extreme weather events on communities. Quantification of carbon stocks is critical to evaluate the potential of an ecosystem to mitigate the impact of global climate change and the emission of carbon...

Rivers served mankind for eons and fulfilled their needs for water supply. However, rivers have been drastically modified and exploited due to the increasing industrialization and urbanization. This chapter majorly focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of river health of Narmada: fifth largest river of India and its two major tributaries based on...

Rivers served mankind for eons and fulfilled their needs for water supply. However, rivers have been drastically modified and exploited due to the increasing industrialization and urbanization. This chapter majorly focuses on the comprehensive evaluation of river health of Narmada: fifth largest river of India and its two major tributaries based on...

The distribution and primary production of plant communities are all strongly correlated with the availability of soil water. Due to anthropogenic activities, the vegetation cover near the water bodies (i.e., riparian zone) is affected. So, to improve the vegetational health of riparian zones it is necessary to evaluate the relationship between the...

Microscopic organisms play an important role in the ecology of river ecosystems. Microscopic organisms play a vital role in the aquatic food chain and their assemblage and composition is greatly affected by the habitat conditions and any change in habitat condition. It is therefore considered that microscopic organisms can be used as a good indicat...

A river is a huge natural freshwater stream that plays a significant role in hydrological dynamics, water resource management, and global activities. Understanding the dynamics of the river ecosystem, such as water quality, morphological traits, and so on, is crucial to determining its health. This article provides a broad review on Geographic Info...

The ecological assessment of Barna basin was done using physicochemical parameters and benthic macroinvertebrates collected from 6 streams of Barna basin of Narmada River basin. The methodology was followed from scientific manuals (Adoni et al., 1985; APHA, 1998). Principal component analysis (PCA) and correlation matrix were used to analyze the as...

Denwa River is a tributary of Tawa River which in turn joins the Narmada River near Bandrabhan. The entire Pachmarhi plateau drains into Denwa while Dhar, Dudher, Nagdwari and Sonbhadra are tributaries of Denwa River. The present study was undertaken to get an insight into the variations in the longitudinal profile and physico-chemical properties o...

The objectives of this study were to clarify and evaluate the water quality and macroinvertebrate density and diversity of Parbati river Sehore, M.P India.The present study successfully utilized the benthic macroinvertebrates diversity as well as physiochemical parameters of river water. Based on Average Score per Taxon (ASPT) and the (WQI) values,...

Cirrhinus mrigala is an Indian major carp originally inhabitant of the Ganga River system in Northern India. There is paucity of knowledge on age and growth of this commercially important species from Ganges basin. To fulfill this gap, 250 samples of C. mrigala were collected from the main channel of Ganga River and its five major drainages to eval...

This study is aimed to collect information about the macrofauna diversity of Tawa River. The Tawa River joins to Narmada at district Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh). During the study 8 sites were selected for the investigation . collections of samples were done from the eight sampling sites of the river. Collected samples were identified up to species...

In the Central Indian highlands of India, Narmada River flows across the Vindhya and Satpura ranges in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. It has 41 principal tributaries and river Sip is situated in the Vindhya ranges where it meets with river Narmada. Local fish assemblage, diversity and species difference among the sampling s...

River Narmada, the fifth longest river of the Indian subcontinent, flows through the Vindhyas and Satpura ranges. It has 41 principal tributaries and river sip is the left bank tributary of the river Narmada. During the present study, the ecological health of the river sip was assessed using benthic macroinvertebrates community. Benthic macroinvert...

Habitat study is one of the most important tool for assessment of fish survival as it defines their health and abundance. The objective of this study is to assess the impairment of river ecosystem by the anthropogenic activities. For evaluating the aquatic health, physical habitat condition was taken as a tool. Sip River is a Tributary of River Nar...

A total of 250 samples of C. mrigala were collected to evaluate and compare gonadosomatic index, size at first maturity and fecundity from six rivers of the Ganges basin. Minimum GSI was recorded for river Ken in male and female both while maximum GSI was recorded in river Ganga and river Sharda in male and female respectively. The length at first...

Overview Stats Comments Citations References Related research (10+) Recommend this research to let the authors know you liked their work Not now Recommend Abstract Cirrhinus mrigala (Hamilton, 1822) is an Indian major carp originally inhabitant of the Ganga river system in Northern India. No information is available on morphometric variation...

Studies on fish biodiversity are important for planning remedial measures for conservation of our rich aquatic biodiversity resources. The variability in life is largely governed by the environment and genes they possess. Thus more than 99% of all species amounting to over five billion species that ever lived on earth are estimated to be extinct. I...

Ecology is lifeline of any stream or river ecosystem and it cannot be ignored. Life is dependent on ecological factors as abiotic and biotic component. So study on ecological parameters is very much important nowadays because tremendous pressure has been created on ecosystem through human interventions. Present study is an example of ecological inv...

Lead nitrate is one of the most common heavy metal that effect adversely on fresh water fishes. In the present study an attempt has been made to find out the mechanism of adverse effects of lead nitrate in fresh water fish, Channa striatus after exposure to various concentrations of lead nitrate. We measured changes in lipid peroxidation and protei...

Around the world, freshwater habitats are being subjected to increased levels of human disturbance results strong indications that inland water ecosystems are suffering the greatest negative impact from human activities at present. Importance of biomonitoring and identifying areas of riverine biodiversity for long term conservation of the freshwate...

Physical habitat is the living space of in-stream biota which is an important factor that can affect both the quality and quantity of available habitat and the structure and composition of resident biological communities. It is a spatially and temporally dynamic entity determined by the interaction of the structural features of the channel and hydr...

The effect of sublethal concentrations of lead nitrate (0, 8, 18 and 28 mg l-1) on the ovaries of the freshwater murrel Channa striatus (Bloch, 1793) (average length : 20-25 cm; average weight : 50-60 g), randomly distributed (ten fishes per group) into four groups (control, Exp-1, Exp-2 and Exp-3, respectively), were studied in triplicate. Each gr...

Groundwater quality of Badnagar block was assessed for its suitability for drinking purposes. Various water quality parameters viz., pH, colour, turbidity, conductivity, total dissolved solids, chloride, fluoride, total alkalinity, total hardness, calcium hardness, magnesium hardness, nitrate, total coliform and fecal coliform were measured. Majori...

Groundwater is one of the most useful water sources. Contamination of such water sources are a big problem creating health hazards. Present study was carried out to assess the quality of groundwater in Ghattia block of Ujjain district for its suitability for drinking purposes. Water quality parameters taken into consideration are pH, colour, turbid...

The survey was conducted to assess the freshwater molluscan diversity of the river Sip. The Sip River is a tributary of River Narmada, and joins in the Narmada at right bank just upstream of the Indira Sagar reservoir. This riverine system is poorly studied till date and, mainly lack of information about the molluscan fauna in this particular water...

Fishing is an important income source contributing to the economy of fishing communities living on the banks of River Narmada (India). The aim of this study was to collect information on economic and livelihood conditions of these fishermen communities to identify key issues that might be considered in sustaining their livelihood and ensure their p...

The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of lead nitrate on the gills of fresh water fish, Channa striatus. Fish were exposed to sub-lethal concentration of lead nitrate (28 mg/l) over a period of 30, 60 and 90 days. The lesions observed in the gills included severe loosening of cartilaginous core, deshaped gill lamellae and rupt...

Present study was aimed to measure diversity of macrozoobenthos in Ganjal River which is a tributary of River Narmada joins the river from left bank in the central zone. After two years of investigation 51 taxa of macrozoobenthos were recorded from the identified sampling stations. Phylum arthropoda was found in dominant condition than mollusca and...

Distribution of macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in running waters is believed to reflect process-level aquatic ecosystem attributes, so they can potentially be used in assessing aquatic ecosystem health. In the present study, the composition and abundance of functional feeding groups of the benthic macroinvertebrate communities of Barna...

Morphometric analysis of six sub-watersheds (Chandni Nalla, Tawa River, Gunjari Nalla, Gadaria Nalla, Kaliyadeh River and Bhagner River) in the central zone of the Narmada River basin was carried out using remote sensing and Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques. The morphometric parameters of the sub-watersheds are classified under line...

Ecology of any ecosystem depends on the interaction among abiotic and biotic factors. Now a days, due to demand of production forested areas are converted into agricultural land which cause degradation in the ecosystem and its short term of long term effect can be easily seen on the resident community. Present study was focused on the assessment of...

Present study was carried out on Bhagner stream which is a tributary of River Narmada and joins it from right bank in the central region. The aim of study was to assess the various ecological parameters of Bhagner stream i.e. physical habitat assessment, substrate categorization, riparian buffer zone, water quality and macrozoobenthos. Results reve...

The aim of the study was to assess ecological status of Kaliyadeh stream. Several ecological parameters such as physical habitat assessment, status of riparian buffer zone, substrate characterization through visual observation, physicochemical properties, diversity of macrophytes and macrozoobenthos have been chosen for present study. Results revea...

The forgoing study was carried out on Upper Lake (Bhoj wetland; a ramsar site) Bhopal (M.P.), India. It is the oldest lake manmade lake of central India. The present study reflects an increase in the pollution status of upper lake. Nitrate and reactive phosphate fluctuations are attributed to diverse land use land cover in catchment area of the lak...

Macrozoobenthos are the best indicators of the stress in the aquatic ecosystem. Present study was designed to assess the diversity of macrozoobenthos in the selected reach of River Narmada which is the most significant water resource for the state of Madhya Pradesh. The study has been carried out in central zone of the river and the reach covered u...

Riparian buffer zones are the linear bands of permanent vegetation along a river or stream. These zones in any aquatic ecosystem provide organic matter to the water body used as food by the organisms living in and also provide thermal protection to the aquatic organisms likes fishes, benthic animals etc. In recent years these areas are dwindling an...

During the present study, water quality index (WQI) was calculated to assess the water quality of Barna stream network of Narmada River basin in Madhya Pradesh. A total of eight physicochemical parameters viz., pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, total hardness, nitrate etc. were considered to estimate the water quality index. The methodology for p...

Water quality assessment was carried out on the Tawa River for the period of January 2006 to May 2006. The study revealed that the river (stream) exhibit slight temporal and spatial variation in physico-chemical characters of water. The Tawa River is a hard water river with high calcium content (calcium rich) due laxturine depositions along the riv...

The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of lead nitrate induced histological alterations in the gills of freshwater fish, Channa striatus which were kept in aqueous solution of lead nitrate of three sub-lethal concentrations of 20mg/l, 30mg/l and 50mg/l for 15 and 30 days. The histopathological effect of PbNO3 in the gills of fish...

Present study evaluates the sub lethal effect of cadmium chloride in the gonado-somatic indexes of the air-breathing fish, Heteropneustes fossilis which were kept in aqueous solution of cadmium chloride (sub-lethal concentration of 6 mg/l and 9 mg/l) for 15, 30, 45 and 60 days. Results showed significant reduction in the gonado-somatic index after...

The aim of present study was to assess the diversity of macrozoobenthos in Morand River which is the major tributary of Ganjal River and comes under Narmada basin. For the present investigation, eight sampling stations were selected at different locations and results revealed that 31 taxa of macrozoobenthos were recorded from these sampling station...

A survey of macrozoobenthic fauna was conducted in different seasons for two years (March, 2010 to December, 2011) in Barna stream network, an important sub-basin of Narmada basin. Along with benthic macroinvertebrates, water samples were also collected from six stations and were analyzed for various important physicochemical parameters viz., pH, d...

Denwa River is a tributary of Tawa River which in turn joins the Narmada River near Bandrabhan. The entire Pachmarhi plateau drains into Denwa while Dhar, Dudher, Nagdwari and Sonbhadra are tributaries of Denwa River. The present study was undertaken to get an insight into the variations in the longitudinal profile and physico-chemical properties o...

The study presents the molluscan fauna from eighteen sampling stations of River Narmada. Altogether 19 species (13 gastropod and 6 bivalve species) were recorded during the period of study. Among gastropoda Thiara (Melanoides) tuberculata (Muller) and Tarebia granifera (Lamarck) were most dominant species recorded from all stations and in bivalvia...

Physical habitat of any aquatic ecosystem is an integral part upon which the biological structures of resident communities are built. Degradation of the physical habitat has serious consequences on aquatic communities and is among the leading causes of stream impairment worldwide. Therefore, a sound habitat assessment approach is necessary to asses...

Rivers have always been the most important fresh water resources. Along the banks of rivers ancient civilizations have flourished and still most of the developmental activities are dependent. Rivers support vast biodiversity of flora and fauna which provide food & shelter to aquatic organisms. Aquatic macrophytes are group of large macroscopic phot...

Wetlands provide habitats for various types of birds in different seasons. The present paper discusses the diversity of water birds in Bhoj Wetland of Bhopal which is a Ramsar site and a thousand year old wetland constructed by Raja Bhoj. The wetland provides variety of habitats to the waterbirds and they occupy these habitats according to their ni...

The present study is aimed at assessing the existing fish fauna and their distribution pattern in River Narmada from Shahganj (Distt. Sehore) to Bandua (Distt. Hoshangabad), a stretch spread over 22 km in length, situated between 22°50'28" to 22°43'55"N and 77°36' 46 to 77°47'48" E. The investigation reveals presence of a total 47 species belonging...

Rooted macrophytes play an important role in nutrient recycling in wetland ecosystem. They also treat industrial wastewater and sewage. In recent years, there has been growing awareness regarding the sustainable use of wetland systems. Wetland dominated by reeds are significant for their ecological as well as economic values. Now a days constructed...

Fresh water actinomycetes were isolated from lake sediments by using a variety of pretreatment methods and different selective media. To enhance the isolation of fresh water actinomycetes, five different pretreatment methods viz. dry heat at 100 C, dry heat at 120 C, wet heat at 55ˆC, 1% phenol, and 1% phenol+wet heat and six selective media viz. K...

Many sacred natural sites are areas of great importance for the conservation of biodiversity. Sacred natural sites can be considered a subset of "sacred sites", which may be defined as areas of special spiritual significance to people and communities. The wider category of sacred sites may include primarily natural areas (such as forests), but also...

Observations were made on the occurrence and diversity of waterbirds in Barna reservoir from March 2009 to February 2011. A total 63 species of water birds belonging to 7 order and 12 families were recorded from the wetland during the study. Migratory birds also visit the reservoir during winter season. Anatidae was the most dominant family recorde...