Riverine Ecology

The Gharial - Our river guardian - A factsheet prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests

This factsheet on the Gharial is prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF). The Gharial is a river crocodile endemic to the Indian sub-continent. It was found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Burma and Bhutan, but is now extinct in these countries. Today, it is seen in a few places in Nepal. In India the major population of Gharials is found in the Girwa and Chambal rivers. It faces many threats to its survival which include fishing, linking of rivers, large irrigation canals etc. This brochure is an attempt to provide information on this specie's. There are also suggestions as to the direction the efforts for the protection of the Gharial should take.
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Content Type: Case Studies
Category: Community, Community Participation, Conservation, Dams, Fishing Activity, Inter-linking of rivers, Irrigation, River, River Conservation, Riverine Ecology, Sand Mining
Associated People / Organizations: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Wildlife Institute of India
Author: Romulus Whitaker and Nandini Velho, Gowri Mallapur, arun Nair
Source: Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)
Location / Time: Chambal, Girwa, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, 2011
Difficulty Level: Beginner

River Fish Monitoring Programme - Manual of Methodology by Kerala State Biodiversity Board

River Fish Monitoring Programme - Manual of Methodology by Kerala State Biodiversity Board Measurement of riverine biota, particularly benthic macroinvertebrates (such as crustaceans and aquatic insects) and fish, has become a widely accepted method of identifying the structural or functional integrity and the overall health of a riverine system. This manual from the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB), describes in detail the field procedures to be followed in such fish monitoring/measurement surveys, conducted for riverine ecological systems.

KSBB has taken up this manual publication effort, in the conxtet of a state-wide fish monitoring programme, that aims to survey all the 44 rivers of Kerala with the involvement of resource persons from local colleges, research institutes, experts and fisherpeople community.Read More