Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Aquatic Biodiversity in Gorai Creek, Sub-Urban Mumbai, India

Authors : Sudhan CHANDRAN, Sanjenbam Bidyasagar SINGH, Giri Bhavan SREEKANTH, Geetanjali DESHMUKHE, Binay Bhusan NAYAK, Ashok Kumar JAISWAR

Pages : 259-270

Doi:10.33714/masteb.1071967

View : 23 | Download : 9

Publication Date : 2022-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was conducted to assess the faunal diversity in Gorai Creek of Mumbai, India from August 2019 to July 2020. The data collected month wise were pooled together and transformed into three seasons [Monsoon insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(June to September);, Winter insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(October to February);, and Summer insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(March to May);] and this seasonal data were used for the study of biodiversity pattern. Using the average seasonal species occurrence data as input the following biodiversity indices, S, N, d, J`, H`insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(loge);, 1-Lambda, Delta, Delta*, Delta+, sDelta+, Lambda+, Phi+ & sPhi+ were calculated by using PRIMER insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(v7.0);. It revealed that 90 species of fauna under 70 genera, 50 families, 29 orders, 6 classes and 3 phyla were found to occur in the creek. The order-wise representation of identified fauna was found to be 7 ichthyofaunas, 4 pelecypods, 6 gastropods, 2 cephalopods, 1 shrimp and 1 stomatopod along with 8 avifauna. The present study results indicated that the Gorai Creek ecosystem is endowed with moderate biodiversity that needs to be conserved.
Keywords : Biodiversity Indices, Fauna, Gorai Creek, Mumbai