Flora of Saheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh (Formerly Know as Nawabgunj Bird Sanctuary)

About this book

Language: English

Saheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird sanctuary in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh covers about 2.4 km² area. Its flora comprises 243 plant species belonging to 172 genera and 71 families, along with two pteridophytes. The diverse hydrophytic floral components of the water body play vital role in preventing lake erosion and maintaining the ecological parameters of the aquatic ecosystem. This book provides an introduction to the sanctuary with a list of the array of birds both resident and migratory. A list of cryptogams and faunal components (Appendix I & II) is also appended in order to
provide a complete overview of the sanctuary biodiversity and depicting the floral and faunal interdependence. The floristic account includes the correct nomenclature, citations, local names, brief descriptions of the taxa with colour photographs for easy identification and uses, if any.

Contents

Foreword
Preface

1. Introduction
2. Wetlands of Uttar Pradesh
3. The study site
4. Geographical location and landscape
5. History
6. Different zone of the sanctuary
6. The status of water regimes in the sanctuary
7. The sanctuary ecosystem
8. Water resource
9. Climate
10. Vegetation
11. Wildlife
12. Materials and methods
13.  Habit, habitat and classification of aquatic and wetland plants
14. Floristic diversity
15. Plant resources
16. Presentation of flora
17. Systematic enumeration. Key to the families
18. Pteridophytes
19. Angiosperms. Key to the families
20. Ranunculaceae – Poaceae
21. Threats to the sanctuary
22. Management recommendations

Reference
Appendices
Index to local names
Index to botanical names

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