The floral diversity found along water streams and rivers is known as riparian vegetation. Itis a zone of transition between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Riparian vegetation helpsto maintain nutrient balance and energy flow in ecosystems, as well as provides a variety ofresources to aquatic mites and other macroinvertebrates. It also helps to control sediment load inwater bodies, which affects water quality. The purpose of this study was to add new informationabout the status of riparian vegetation in the hill-stream Khanda Gad and to investigate itsimpact on the occurrence of aquatic mites. During the current study, 45 plant species from 31different families were collected and identified. The Rosaceae were identified as the dominantfamily.
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