Multi-cluster analysis of Crabs and Ichthyofaunal Diversity in relation to habitat distribution at Tropical Mangrove ecosystem of the Indian Sundarbans

An overview of the fish diversity and their threats in the Gowthami-Godavari Estuary in Andhra Pradesh, India

“…Many of the species recorded during this study have also been recorded from other Indian estuaries (Bijukumar & Sushama 2000;Ghosh et al 2011;Mohanty et al 2015;Bhattacharya et al 2018;Sreekanth et al 2020;Roshni et al 2021). A number of freshwater species belonging to orders Cypriniformes and Siluriformes were recorded from the mangrove creeks.…”

“…Moreover, the study by Krishnan & Mishra (2001) had a broader scope, having included other distributaries of Godavari River, in comparison to the current study whose focus was the Gowthami-Godavari system. Likewise, the number of species recorded in this study is relatively lower than other large estuaries or mangrove forests located on the east coast of India, including the Sundarbans mangroves (Bhattacharya et al 2018) and Chilika Lake (Mohanty et al 2015), from where 312 and 299 species have been recorded, respectively.…”

Twin Disasters: Tracking COVID-19 and Cyclone Amphan’s Impacts on SDGs in the Indian Sundarbans

“…A large number of households in the region depend on aquaculture and agri culture as primary sources of income. 18 Farmers in the Sundarbans were almost ready for the rice harvesting season from June 2020 onward, having sus tained significant economic losses due to Cyclone Bulbul during the previous November. The lockdown associated with COVID19 delayed the paddy…”

Water-Quality analysis and Fish diversity of Southern West Part of the West-Bengal

“…So undoubtedly, the coastal marine ecosystems are becoming vulnerable (already significant changes have been seen in aquatic biota) due to the anthropogenic activities such as changes in water quality, climatic change and overfishing (Jackson, Kirby et al 2001; McCarthy, Canziani et al 2001; Metz, Davidson et al 2001). Abiotic factors play a crucial role for maintaining the species richness and also maintain the natural feeding ground for all marine biota (Bhattacharya, Kar et al 2018). In focus of the increasing challenges driven by climate change and other natural biotic, abiotic factor sand anthropogenic elements (Parmesan, Burrows et al 2013; Gilmore, Risi et al 2018), an enhanced understanding of ichthyofaunal diversity is now in need to support the effective management and development of conservation strategies (Paris, Sherman et al 2018).…”

“…Abiotic factors play a crucial role for maintaining the species richness and also maintain the natural feeding ground for all marine biota (Bhattacharya, Kar et al 2018). In focus of the increasing challenges driven by climate change and other natural biotic, abiotic factor sand anthropogenic elements (Parmesan, Burrows et al 2013;Gilmore, Risi et al 2018), an enhanced understanding of ichthyofaunal diversity is now in need to support the effective management and development of conservation strategies (Paris, Sherman et al 2018) .…”