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The influence of habitat on the spatial variation in fish assemblage composition in an unimpacted tropical River of Ganga basin, India

The influence of habitat on the spatial variation in fish assemblage composition in an unimpacted... Effects of local habitat variables on the structure of fish assemblage were evaluated from 50 sampling sites in a tropical River of Central India of the Ganges basin with limited anthropogenic disturbance covering premonsoon, monsoon and postmonsoon periods. Data were analyzed for 5,186 fish individuals of 24 freshwater fish species of conservation and fishery management interest. Out of the total fish species, seven belong to the ‘endangered’ and 8 belong to the vulnerable category. A Cyprinid, Puntius sarana, was the most widely distributed species (frequency of occurrence 76%) out of the total species in this study. We used canonical correspondence analyses to determine the influence of environmental conditions on species occurrences and assemblage characteristics. Regarding the microhabitat, hydromorphological parameters (depth and current velocity) followed by temperature, turbidity and total dissolve solid were of significant for the structure of the fish community. Conductivity was another important factor that explained the major proportion of the variability affecting fish in their habitat choice. The other local habitat variables like overhanging vegetation and land use were of secondary but significantly important for the assemblage of the fishes. Our results suggests the importance of local environment influences on the fishes of conservation importance and their assemblage characteristics in an unimpacted river and provide a framework and reference conditions to support restoration efforts of relatively altered fish habitats in tropical rivers of India. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aquatic Ecology Springer Journals

The influence of habitat on the spatial variation in fish assemblage composition in an unimpacted tropical River of Ganga basin, India

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2012 by Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Subject
Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecosystems
ISSN
1386-2588
eISSN
1573-5125
DOI
10.1007/s10452-012-9389-9
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Abstract

Effects of local habitat variables on the structure of fish assemblage were evaluated from 50 sampling sites in a tropical River of Central India of the Ganges basin with limited anthropogenic disturbance covering premonsoon, monsoon and postmonsoon periods. Data were analyzed for 5,186 fish individuals of 24 freshwater fish species of conservation and fishery management interest. Out of the total fish species, seven belong to the ‘endangered’ and 8 belong to the vulnerable category. A Cyprinid, Puntius sarana, was the most widely distributed species (frequency of occurrence 76%) out of the total species in this study. We used canonical correspondence analyses to determine the influence of environmental conditions on species occurrences and assemblage characteristics. Regarding the microhabitat, hydromorphological parameters (depth and current velocity) followed by temperature, turbidity and total dissolve solid were of significant for the structure of the fish community. Conductivity was another important factor that explained the major proportion of the variability affecting fish in their habitat choice. The other local habitat variables like overhanging vegetation and land use were of secondary but significantly important for the assemblage of the fishes. Our results suggests the importance of local environment influences on the fishes of conservation importance and their assemblage characteristics in an unimpacted river and provide a framework and reference conditions to support restoration efforts of relatively altered fish habitats in tropical rivers of India.

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Aquatic EcologySpringer Journals

Published: Feb 2, 2012

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