Theme 4-2: Wildlife, Tourism and Multi-Facets of Rangelands/Grasslands--Poster Sessions

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Three temporary ponds of Vettangudi birds sanctuary situate in very close proximity, located in Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu state of India. However similar eco-climatic conditions prevailing at these pond habitat, those ponds experience the varying nature of biotic interactions. Since the habitat conditions and their land-use pattern have the major role on the vegetation diversity. Temporary ponds of Vettangudi Birds Sanctuary has the characteristic alternate drying and inundation at varying levels and this environmental condition in addition to the biotic influence over the habitat ecology and its vegetation diversity. Understanding this specific relationship is pivotal in the development of management guidelines in the pond habitat and wildlife management. The aim was to investigate the floristic composition and diversity analysis of the floor vegetation of benthic and shore-line of temporary ponds of Vetttangudi Birds Sanctuary in four different seasons in a year. A wide range of Sorenson’s similarity index was found existed among the experimental ponds. Margleaf’s richness index values were also observed with variations and the occurrence of floristic composition and their diversity variations were attempted to relate with the prevalent habitat conditions, experienced with varying kind of biotic influence.

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Beta Macrophyta Diversity Analysis in the Temporary Pond Habitats of Vettangudi Birds Sanctuary

Three temporary ponds of Vettangudi birds sanctuary situate in very close proximity, located in Sivaganga District, Tamil Nadu state of India. However similar eco-climatic conditions prevailing at these pond habitat, those ponds experience the varying nature of biotic interactions. Since the habitat conditions and their land-use pattern have the major role on the vegetation diversity. Temporary ponds of Vettangudi Birds Sanctuary has the characteristic alternate drying and inundation at varying levels and this environmental condition in addition to the biotic influence over the habitat ecology and its vegetation diversity. Understanding this specific relationship is pivotal in the development of management guidelines in the pond habitat and wildlife management. The aim was to investigate the floristic composition and diversity analysis of the floor vegetation of benthic and shore-line of temporary ponds of Vetttangudi Birds Sanctuary in four different seasons in a year. A wide range of Sorenson’s similarity index was found existed among the experimental ponds. Margleaf’s richness index values were also observed with variations and the occurrence of floristic composition and their diversity variations were attempted to relate with the prevalent habitat conditions, experienced with varying kind of biotic influence.