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2021, Academia Letters
Journal of Threatened Taxa
Evaluation of fish diversity and abundance in the Kabul River with comparisons between reaches above and below Kabul City, AfghanistanThe fish fauna of the Kabul River downstream of the City of Kabul face threats from increasing human population such as pollution, overfishing, and increased development. Despite the rapid increase of these activities leading to threats to fishes in the Kabul River, no studies have examined the changes in diversity, distribution, and abundance of fish fauna in the Kabul River surrounding of Kabul City. In this study, the Kabul River was divided into two zones (upstream and downstream) consisting of six sampling sites (3 sites per zone). Of the total of 1,190 fishes collected, Cypriniformes was the dominant order with one family, six genera, and eight species. Cyprinidae was the dominant family of that order with 81.4% (n= 969) of total individuals. Species abundance was higher in the upstream reaches in almost all analyses. Upstream sites recorded 11 species, while seven species were recorded from downstream sites. Fish species richness was significantly higher upstream versus down...
GIS SCIENCE JOURNAL : VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7, 549 - 565
""STUDIES ON PHYSIOCHEMICAL PARAMETER ANALYSIS DURING SEASONALITY AND DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION STATUS OF FRESHWATER STREAMS FISHES IN PALANI HILLS OF SOUTHERN INDIA"2021 •
is a renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the 'hotspots' of biological diversity, popularly known as "Great Escarpment of India". Western Ghats is well known for the rich freshwater fish fauna with a high level of endemism. However, a major part of the faunal diversity of Western Ghats is threatened by human intervention and invasive species during pandemic situation. Hence, knowledge of the diversity and distribution of the fresh water stream fish fauna is essential for designing and implementing conservation strategies. In the present study, small hill streams located within the Latitudinal range of 10.10 N-10.44 N, Longitudinal range of 77.23 E to 77.68 E within the altitudinal range of 250m-205 m Mean Level Sea Level (MSL) that flows southeast and Southwest directions covering about 90.5 sq km area from origin were studies physiochemical parameters during and after pandemic situation it affect distributional pattern of freshwater stream fishes in palani hills.
The recurrence of similar evolutionary patterns within different habitats often reflects parallel selective pressures acting upon either standing or independently occurring genetic variation to produce a convergence of phenotypes. This interpretation (i.e. parallel divergences within adjacent streams) has been hypothesized for drainage-specific morphological ‘ecotypes’ observed in polyploid snowtrout (Cyprinidae: Schizothorax). However, parallel patterns of differential introgression during secondary contact is a viable alternative hypothesis. Here, we utilized ddRADseq (N=35,319 de-novo and N=10,884 transcriptome-aligned SNPs), as derived from Nepali/Bhutanese samples (N=48 each), to test these competing hypotheses. We first employed genome-wide allelic depths to derive appropriate ploidy models, then a Bayesian approach to yield genotypes statistically consistent under the inferred expectations. Elevational ‘ecotypes’ were consistent in geometric-morphometric space, but with phylo...
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FAUNA AND MICROFLORA OF THE INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION
Bibliography on the Butterflies and Odonates of the Indian Himalayan Region2016 •
In recent years, there has been a demand for information on all spheres of life and such demand is growing exponentially. The likely impacts on global environment and biodiversity due to climate change and anthropogenic pressures is one such field for which information is required to plan for the future, most importantly for decision making to balance development and conservation priorities. It is often very difficult to find the required information or literature on a particular topic in the absence of proper documentation particularly when the information is either scarce or widely scattered. Further, the literature doubling is taking place at an unabated pace, in certain fields and such growth is less than 6 to 8 years. The effects of climate change are pronounced in places such as the Himalaya, where the network of snow-clad mountains, ice-peaks, high intensity drainage and precipitation characterises the bio-social landscape. Evidence suggests that responses of species to impacts of climate change are inter-alia manifested in changes in phenology, earlier onset of spring, migration, and lengthening of growing seasons. Similarly, humans are affected by declines in health, increased population movement, unforeseen changes in food productivity, obstacles to development, and progressive environmental damage. Realizing the need for developing science based action plans to address both the existing as well as emerging threats of climate change in the fragile mountain ecosystems of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE) has been conceived and is expected to offer practical adaptation strategies based on inputs from various reputed Institutions. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has been assigned the responsibilities for operating the Task Force on Fauna and Microflora by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The goal of this project is to: Develop strategies to mitigate climate change effects on wild animal species and ecosystems in the IHR. The thematic areas identified under the research project area (A) Terrestrial System, (B) Aquatic System, (C) Human Ecology, and (D) Spatial Ecology, and include assessments of: (a) animal species/communities diversity, distribution, abundance (b) wildlife habitats, ecosystems, and ecosystem services; (c) anthropogenic and climate change impacts on wildlife and ecosystems through scenario building and visualization; (d) vulnerability of species / habitats to climate change; and prioritization of species/taxa and sites for monitoring. Bibliography on the Fauna and Microflora of the Indian Himalayan Region 3 When compared to other mountain systems of the world, the amount of literature or documented knowledge on the biodiversity of the Himalaya is not much. While baseline status for species/taxa are being established through surveys and studies in the recent past, consequences of climate change impacts on species could be better understood from historical information that presently lies scattered in various journals, books, expedition reports and gazetteers. In such a situation, even an expert will be able to access and acquaint with only a small fraction of available literature. To overcome this major constraint, the subject specialists and information scientists were able to find means of ‘bibliographies’ and ‘databases’ respectively. Keeping the above in view, this ‘Bibliography on Fauna and Microflora of Indian Himalayan region’ has been compiled as part of this project. These references have beene categorised based on the scope of the articles and placed them under ten main taxa/group viz., Mammals, Birds, Herpetofauna, Fish, Butterflies, Odonates, Soil Nematodes, Soil Bacteria, Soil fungi and Lichen. WINISIS software was used for compilation of this bibliography and this includes publications from 1775 to 2016. However, majority of the references are of the period after 1900. The geographical coverage of the database as given in the title is restricted to the IHR i.e., Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal (northern hill districts only). The computerized database contains 4,674 references. Each reference is marked with serial number for retrieval purpose. For quick retrieval of information, author and publication year index are appended for each taxa.
Molecular cytogenetics
Chromosomes of Asian cyprinid fishes: cytogenetic analysis of two representatives of small paleotetraploid tribe Probarbini2018 •
Polyploidy, although still poorly explored, represents an important evolutionary event in several cyprinid clades. Herein, and - representatives of the paleotetraploid tribe Probarbini, were characterized both by conventional and molecular cytogenetic methods. Alike most other paleotetraploid cyprinids (with 2n = 100), both species studied here shared 2n = 98 but differed in karyotypes: displayed 18m + 34sm + 46st/a; NF = 150, while exhibited 26m + 14sm + 58st/a; NF = 138. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with rDNA probes revealed two (5S) and eight (18S) signals in , respectively, and six signals for both probes in . FISH with microsatellite motifs evidenced substantial genomic divergence between both species. The almost doubled size of the chromosome pairs #1 in and #14 in compared to the rest of corresponding karyotypes indicated chromosomal fusions. Based on our findings, together with likely the same reduced 2n = 98 karyotypes in the remainder Probarbini species, we hy...
Water Resources Development and Management
The Great Glacier and Snow-Dependent Rivers of Asia and Climate Change: Heading for Troubled WatersScience China Earth Sciences
Discovery of fossil Nemacheilids (Cypriniformes, Teleostei, Pisces) from the Tibetan Plateau, China2012 •
Journal of Mountain Research
A Note on the Ecosystem Health of a Glacier-Fed River Pinder from Chamoli Garhwal, UttarakhandThe paper deals with a summarized account of ecological characteristics and biological productivity of river Pinder which is well known for its water quality conducive for the most important schizothoracine fishery of Uttarakhand. It was observed that the low water temperature and clarity of water favours good populations of phytobenthos and macrozoobenthos which in their turn supports the population quality of fishes. Overall 32 plankton species, 23 macrozoobenthic and 24 fish species were recorded.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Extraordinarily thick-boned fish linked to the aridification of the Qaidam Basin (northern Tibetan Plateau)2008 •
International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Nautiyal P. 2005 Taxonomic Richness in the fish fauna of the Himalaya, Central Highlands and the Western Ghats. International Journal of Ecology & Environmental ScienceMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Phylogeny and biogeography of Chinese sisorid catfishes re-examined using mitochondrial cytochrome b and 16S rRNA gene sequences2005 •
Science China Earth Sciences
Pliocene cyprinids (Cypriniformes, Teleostei) from Kunlun Pass Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau and their bearings on development of water system and uplift of the area2010 •
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Phylogeny and polyploidy: Resolving the classification of cyprinine fishes (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)2015 •
Avian Research
Use of DNA metabarcoding of bird pellets in understanding raptor diet on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China2021 •
Environment Conservation Journal.Vol. 13(3): 117-124
Documentation of fishes and physico-chemical characters of a stream Indrawati- a spring fed tributary of River Bhagirathi at Uttarkashi (Central Himalaya, Garhwal) India.2012 •
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Fisheries of the Mekong River basin. Chapter 9, pages 197-249 in: The Mekong: Biophysical Environment of an International River Basin. Ed. IC Campbell. Elsevier Publishers Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 432 pages.
Fisheries of the Mekong River Basin2009 •
FPRC Journal - 44
India China Boeder Dispute Failure of the deal, Mask Diplomacy & Politics of Boycot2020 •
Proceedings of the International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Ichthyofaunal diversity and conservation status in rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan2020 •
Genes & genetic systems
Polyphyletic origins of schizothoracine fish (Cyprinidae, Osteichthyes) and adaptive evolution in their mitochondrial genomes2014 •
International Journal of Science and Research Methodology
Impact of Physical, Chemical and Climatic Parameters on the Diversity of Rare-Endemic Fish Species in Small Streams of Palani Hills2019 •
Journal of Applied and Natural Science
Scope of ornamental fisheries in snow fed rivers of Uttarakhand - Overview2015 •
Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments
The topographic evolution of the Tibetan Region as revealed by palaeontology2021 •
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National Science Review
The global significance of biodiversity science in China: an overviewIndian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences
Checklist of fish species in the Shari-Goyain river, Bangladesh: Threats and conservation measures2021 •
Journal of Research in Biology
Diversity, distribution, threats and conservation action of fish fauna in Chinnar Reservoir, Tamil Nadu2009 •
Academia Letters
Natural Herd Immunity and CoViD-19 Pandemic: A Peripheral Observation in Southeast Nigeria2021 •
Academia Letters
Assessing the Perception to the Proposed COVID-19 Vaccination in Internally Displaced Persons Camp in Abuja, Northern Nigeria2021 •
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Academia Letters
Spotlight on Covid-19 using Mathematical Modeling and Simulation2021 •
The Journal of Peasant Studies
COVID-19 and pastoralism: reflections from three continentsMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Phylogeography of the freshwater catfish Hemibagrus guttatus (Siluriformes, Bagridae): Implications for South China biogeography and influence of sea-level changes2008 •
Gondwana Research
Cenozoic vertebrate evolution and paleoenvironment in Tibetan Plateau: Progress and prospects2015 •
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Academia Letters
Avoiding Lessening Lessons: Proctored Online Open-book Examinations for Post-graduate Molecular Biology Courses Using Office Forms2021 •
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