Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Ecological impact of urbanization on anuran fauna and need for conservation measures: a study in Barak Valley, Assam.

Mithra Dey

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Urbanization has negative influence on biodiversity. It leads to alteration of habitat structure and quality influencing distribution and survival of fauna. Barak Valley region of Assam abounds in wetlands, streams, pools, and marshes; paddy fields and low hills. Twenty species of anurans were recorded in the area belonging to 6 families and 10 genera. Agriculture and tea cultivation are important economic activities in the region. Urbanisation is accompanied by earth cutting, reclamation of ponds, pollution of water bodies and increase of vehicular traffic accompanied by road kill of amphibians and reptiles. Conversion of agricultural land into ick kilns is a recent development. Anurans inhabit diverse habitats and are influenced by water availability, moisture condition and vegetation. The paper analyses the impact of urbanization and related anthropogenic activities and puts forward suggestions which would help design conservation strategies for this lesser studied group of verteates.

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Mithra Dey Ecological Impact of Urbanization on Anuran Fauna And Need for Conservation Measures: a Study in Barak Valley, Assam. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 9 September 2015

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