Faunal diversity in and around rural ponds of district Ludhiana
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2020
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The present investigation on faunal diversity was carried out on ponds from March 2019 to
February 2020 in two villages namely Jhammat, Malakpur and sewage treated water pond
situated in Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) campus Ludhiana mentioned as pond A, B
and C respectively.Vegetation structure of selected ponds consisted of 22 tree species, 11
weed species and 4 crops. Water quality parameters indicated all ponds had marginal quality
of water for irrigation purpose which varied in different seasons. Species richness of Phylum
Arthropoda was positively related to temperature and ambient temperature; negative
correlated to pH, BOD, DO and vegetation area; less effect of pond area and fallow land area
was found. Class Amphibia and Class Reptilia had positive relation with water temperature,
ambient temperature, pond area and fallow land area; values of pH, BOD, DO and vegetation
area was found negatively related to species richness.BOD was found negatively correlated
with Phylum Annelida, Phylum Arthropoda and Phylum Mollusca for pond A, B and C;
whereas it was having insignificant value for Class Reptilia at pond A and Class Aves at pond
C. Overall diversity consisted of Phylum Annelida (one species), Phylum Arthropoda (18
species), Phylum Mollusca (2 species), Class Amphibia (2 species), Class Reptilian (4
species), Class Aves (67 species) and Class Mammalian (2 species) at selected ponds. Present
work has practical application both for the sustenance of village ponds as water resources and
also as biodiversity sites in intensive agricultural scenario of Punjab state.
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Sekhon, Gurkirat Singh (2020). Faunal diversity in and around rural ponds of district Ludhiana (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.