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Biodiversity Assessment of Balapur Pond of District Prayagraj (U.P.) with Special Reference to Vertebrates and Angiosperms

Ashok Kumar Verma1 *

Corresponding author Email: akv.gdcz@gmail.com

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.15.2.24

The present study was undertaken to record the diversity of Balapur pond of the Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh with special reference to vertebrates and angiosperms. The Balapur pond was surveyed in detail once in a month for a period of one year from January 2018 to December 2018. The survey reflects a rich and flourishing biodiversity of the pond studied including 40 chordate species and 38 species of angiosperms. The notable chordate diversity includes 12 species of fishes, 2 species of amphibians, 7 species of reptiles, 11 species of birds and 8 species of mammals. Besides, several species of annelids, crabs, butterflies, moths, grasshoppers, ants, termites, lobsters, snails, other gastropods, planktons, algae, bryophytes and pteridophytes have also been observed.

Angiosperms; Amphibians; Birds; Balapur Pond; Conservation; Fishes; Mammals; Reptiles; Wetland

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Verma A. K, Biodiversity Assessment of Balapur Pond of District Prayagraj (U.P.) with special reference to Vertebrates and Angiosperms. Curr World Environ 2020; 15(2). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.15.2.24

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