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Saint Martin's Biological Survey Report, Bangladesh ii BOBLME-2015-Ecology-48 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal and development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The BOBLME Project encourages the use of this report for study, research, news reporting, criticism or review. Selected passages, tables or diagrams may be reproduced for such purposes provided acknowledgment of the source is included. Major extracts or the entire document may not be reproduced by any process without the written permission of the BOBLME Project Regional Coordinator. BOBLME contract: FAOBGDLOA2014-019 For bibliographic purposes, please reference this publication as: BOBLME (2015) Saint Martin’s biological survey report, Bangladesh. BOBLME-2015-Ecology-48 ii Saint Martin’s biological survey report, Bangladesh Saint Martin’s biological survey report (Fauna and flora checklist) Under Strengthening National Capacity on Managing Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in Bangladesh (Second part of the BOBLME support in developing the framework for establishing MPA in Bangladesh) By Save Our Sea (Technical partner of the project) 49/1 Babar road, Block B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh. www.saveoursea.social, [email protected] +880-2-9112643 +880-161-4870997 Submitted to IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Bangladesh country office House 16 Road 2/3, Banani, Dhaka 1213. Phone: +8802 9890423 9890395 9852743; Fax: +8802 9892854 E mail: [email protected] Web: www.iucn.org/bangladesh/ iii Saint Martin’s biological survey report, Bangladesh Saint Martin’s biological survey report (Fauna and flora checklist) Study Coordinator Mohammad Shahad Mahabub Chowdhury Researchers Mohammad Eusuf Hasan Pradip Kumar Dev Md Hasibur Rahman 20 November,2014 Preamble: This report provides an overview of the land-based biodiversity of the St. Martin’s Island that is based on field visits during October 2014 and from historical data iv Saint Martin’s biological survey report, Bangladesh Table of contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 2. Objectives/outcomes ....................................................................................................................... 2 3. Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 2 3.1. Angiospermic plants including sand-dune associated plants and mangroves .......................... 3 3.2. Amphibians, reptiles and mammals .......................................................................................... 3 3.3. Birds ........................................................................................................................................... 3 4. Observations..................................................................................................................................... 4 4.1. Plants.......................................................................................................................................... 5 4.2. Amphibians .............................................................................................................................. 15 4.3. Reptiles .................................................................................................................................... 15 4.4. Birds ......................................................................................................................................... 16 4.5. Mammals ................................................................................................................................. 19 5. Conclusions and limitations ............................................................................................................ 19 6. References ...................................................................................................................................... 20 List of tables Table 1. Team of specialists and their contribution for this survay ........................................................ 2 Table 2. Schedule for field observations ................................................................................................. 2 Table 3. List of plant species recorded at St. Martin’s Island ................................................................. 6 Table 4. Mangroves recorded at St. Martin’s Island ............................................................................. 13 Table 5. List of cultivated plants of St. Martin’s Island ......................................................................... 14 Table 6. List of amphibians recorded at St. Martin’s Island .................................................................. 15 Table 7. List of reptiles Recorded from St. Martin’s Island ................................................................... 16 Table 8. List of birds recorded at St. Martin’s Island ............................................................................ 17 Table 9. Land mammals recorded at St Martin’s Island ....................................................................... 19 Acronyms used BOBLME Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature MPA Marine Protected Area NCSIP National Conservation Strategy Implementation Project RAP Region Asia-Pacific SPARRSO Space Research and Remote Sensing Organization, Bangladesh v Saint Martin’s biological survey report, Bangladesh 1. Introduction St. Martin’s Island (Narikel Jinjira), situated roughly between 20°34’N - 20°38.3’N and 92°18.2’E - 92°20.8’E, is a dumbbell shaped sedimentary continental island. The surrounding coastal environmental of the island sustains the existence of coral communities (Tomascik 1997). The unique geomorphological and biological setting of the island has been under study by several workers (Fattah 1979; Khan 1985; Chowdhury et al. 1992; Mahmud and Haider 1992; Ahmed 1995; Anonymous 2001a, b) though, in some cases, the remoteness and inaccessibility during monsoon (June-September) hampered regular sampling. The island was also under close observation by a couple of protected area specialists in respect of land use pattern and major biodiversity habitats (Tomascik 1997; Molony 2007; Hebara 2009). They proposed several management zones for conservation of the valuable biodiversity of the island having national and international significance. In recent days the island witnessed severe degradation of its biodiversity habitats due to heavy tourist pressure and ownership transfer of the un-used pristine land to the outsiders. As such it is necessary to have a recent picture/status of its biodiversity (flora and fauna) which will help to formulate specific action plans at present context. Figure 1. Map of St Martin’s Island 1 Saint Martin’s biological survey report, Bangladesh 2. Objectives/outcomes The overall purpose of this activity is to review the status of terrestrial flora and fauna diversity of the island as a whole and that of major segments/habitats of the island in particular. Current information/inventory of the major biodiversity groups, e.g., plants (including mangroves and sand-dune vegetation), amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals will assist to prepare and implement zoning plans and/or site specific conservation/action plan in the changing scenario. 3. Methodology Literature review: Due to time constraints we have to rely heavily on the secondary data describing flora and fauna of St. Martin’s Island. We reviewed relevant literatures especially the reports produced by the National conservation strategy implementation project-1 (Anonymous 2001a; Anonymous 2001b). To date these are the most comprehensive compilation of flora and fauna of the island. Field survey: With limited time and resources, we made two rapid/short duration (each three day) trip to the island on 26-30 September 2014 and 29-31 October 2014 to have an up to date picture of the major flora and fauna. The three member specialist team lead by Mohammad Eusuf Hasan was composed as follows: Table 1. Team of specialists and their contribution for this survay Name Specialisation Observed flora/fauna Mohammad Eusuf Hasan Marine biology Mangroves, sand-dune vegetation (part) (Team leader) Pradip Kumar Dev Botany Terrestrial plants in general Md Hasibur Rahman Wildlife biology Amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals The team tried to check the current status of major groups of flora and fauna that were surveyed by Department of Zoology-University of Dhaka and Bangladesh National Herbarium respectively under National conservation strategy implementation project-1 (Anonymous 2001a; 2001b). Information provided in other sources especially Thompson and Islam (2010) were also consulted. The detailed schedule for field observations was as follows: Table 2. Schedule for field observations Date Area visited Groups covered Team member 26 Sep 2014 Golachipa to Uttarpara Terrestrial (and sand-dune) plants, Pradip Kumar Dev mangroves 27 Sep 2014 Golachipa to Terrestrial (and sand-dune) plants, Pradip Kumar Dev Dokkhinpara mangroves M Eusuf Hasan 28 Sep 2014 Dokkhinpara to Cheradia Terrestrial
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