Jewel of Thar Desert: Case study of a hidden wetland
0
조회
0
다운로드
0
인용
0
참고문헌
키워드
초록
Wetlands are very critical for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, while also serving as the breeding/ nesting/ resting grounds for water birds. Generally, wetlands support both resident and migratory birds, thus serving as connecting dots in the global flyways. The Rajasthan state of India has two Ramsar sites (Keoladeo National Park and Sambhar Lake) and many other water bodies/wetlands. However, most of these areas are segregated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and northern parts. In the western part of Rajasthan, where lies the Great Indian or Thar desert, there are no such reported prominent wetlands drawing attention towards a substantial number of resident and migratory water birds. The author is an Indian Forest Service officer, who was posted in the Thar Desert region and during that time had identified a hidden wetland in the desert landscape. This study deliberates on the wetland location and its faunal diversity with prospects of developing the area as a proper wetland conservation zone. India is a signatory to the Central Asian Flyway of migratory species and serves as an important member in terms of having significant wetlands and reported migratory birds count. The need of preserving and bring the arid zone's hidden wetlands to the forefront can serve as an important tool to conserve water birds and comply with worldwide bird migration conservation efforts.
Abstract
Wetlands are very critical for the conservation of aquatic ecosystems, while also serving as the breeding/ nesting/ resting grounds for water birds. Generally, wetlands support both resident and migratory birds, thus serving as connecting dots in the global flyways. The Rajasthan state of India has two Ramsar sites (Keoladeo National Park and Sambhar Lake) and many other water bodies/wetlands. However, most of these areas are segregated in the eastern, southeastern, southern, and northern parts. In the western part of Rajasthan, where lies the Great Indian or Thar desert, there are no such reported prominent wetlands drawing attention towards a substantial number of resident and migratory water birds. The author is an Indian Forest Service officer, who was posted in the Thar Desert region and during that time had identified a hidden wetland in the desert landscape. This study deliberates on the wetland location and its faunal diversity with prospects of developing the area as a proper wetland conservation zone. India is a signatory to the Central Asian Flyway of migratory species and serves as an important member in terms of having significant wetlands and reported migratory birds count. The need of preserving and bring the arid zone's hidden wetlands to the forefront can serve as an important tool to conserve water birds and comply with worldwide bird migration conservation efforts.
참고문헌 (11)
- Asian Water bird Census, "Results of coordinated January counts for India 2006 – 2015" (2020), Wetlands International
- Chauhan, M., "Saline Wetlands of the Arid Zone of Western India" (2016), Wetland Book
- Gehlot, H. S., "Eternal Attachment of Demoiselle Crane(Anthropoides virgo)to the Thar Desert of Rajasthan", India. Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 9(1), pp.67~72 (2021)
- Gopal, B., "Wetlands of the world: Inventory, ecology and management Volume I", pp.345~414 (1993), Springer
- Kachhawa, C., "Pollution status of surface water resources in the arid region of Rajasthan (India)", International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 22(2013), pp.733~735 (2013)
- Kureel, M.K., "Working plan of IGNP II division" (2009), Rajasthan Forest Department
- Mahendra, S., "Sighting of Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)(Linnaeus, 1758) in Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. Prithivya", An Official Newsletter of WCB Research Foundation and WCB Research Lab, 1(3), pp.10~12 (2021)
- Sen, M., "Application of Bhuvan platform in deciphering Land Use Land Cover(LULC)changes of recent time in Bikaner part of Thar Desert, India", International Research Journal of Earth Sciences, 9(1), pp.1~7 (2021)
- Shrivastava, M., "Ground Water Scenario in Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojna (IGNP) in parts of Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Churu, Bikaner, Jaisalmer Jodhpur, and Barmer Districts, Rajasthan", Memoir geological society of India, (82), pp.16~35 (2013)
- Sivaperuman, C., "Diversity, abundance, and dominance of avian species in the Thar desert of Rajasthan", Changing Faunal Ecology in the Thar Desert. Scientific Publishers, 367, pp.187~229 (2005)
- Sivaperuman, C., "Faunal ecology and conservation of the great Indian desert", pp.113~118 (2009), Springer