8.WATER BIRD DIVERSITY AT KUMBHARVADA MARSH LAND_ BHAVNAGAR_ GUJARAT By HETAL PAREKH AND I. R. GADHVI

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  • HETAL PAREKH AND I. R. GADHVI

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India has totally 67,429 wetlands, covering an area of about 4.1 million hectares [MoEF 1990]. Out of these, 2,175 are natural and 65,254 are manmade. Wetlands in India (excluding rivers), account for 18.4% of the countries’ geographic area, of which 70% is under paddy cultivation. The study site Kumbharvada is located 21º40.734’ N and 72º06.397’ E, in western part of Bhavnagar city. It is the most productive wetland of Bhavnagar city. Kumbharvada is a part of IBA (Important Bird Area) Site. During the present study, we recorded total 71 species belongs to 27 families. Of them 09 species are residential, breeding and migratory, 24 species are residential and breeding, 38 species are migratory.
KEY WORD: Wetlands, Salt Pan, Avian Diversity, Migratory, Residential, Bird.

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HETAL PAREKH AND I. R. GADHVI

WATER BIRD DIVERSITY AT KUMBHARVADA MARSH LAND, BHAVNAGAR, GUJARAT
HETAL PAREKH AND I. R. GADHVI
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE SCIENCES, MAHARAJA KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY, BHAVNAGAR - 364002.
Corresponding author’s e-mail: het277@gmail.com

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2013-10-01

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AND I. R. GADHVI, H. P. (2013). 8.WATER BIRD DIVERSITY AT KUMBHARVADA MARSH LAND_ BHAVNAGAR_ GUJARAT By HETAL PAREKH AND I. R. GADHVI. LIFE SCIENCES LEAFLETS, 44, 53 to 59. Retrieved from https://petsd.org/ojs/index.php/lifesciencesleaflets/article/view/584

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Vol. 44 (2013): OCTOBER, 2013.....ISSN 0976 - 1098(On Line) ISSN 2277 - 4297(Print)

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