Report of Ecological Surveys Between Sakaleshpura and Gundya Region
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Report of Ecological Surveys between Sakaleshpura and Gundya region PREPARED FOR CTII/JICA GUBBI LABS LLP TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 The Issue ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Ecological Assessments ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Amphibians ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Floristics ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Fishes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Birds ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Study Area and Methods ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Study Area ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Methods .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Amphibians ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Flora .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Fishes .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Birds .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Results .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Amphibians ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Richness ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Ecological Status ......................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Locality specific amphibian richness ................................................................................................................................. 10 Species profile .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Conservation Index .................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Floristics .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Unique features of sampling points ................................................................................................................................... 20 Significant findings .................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Fishes .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Habitat ecology of key fish species ..................................................................................................................................... 29 i Birds ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36 observations at Sampling Points ......................................................................................................................................... 38 Discussions .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Amphibians ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 42 Flora ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Fishes .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Birds ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................................................................................................... 46 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................................. 49 References ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 Annexure A: Maps ................................................................................................................................................................................ 52 Annexure B: Images and micro-habitats characteristics of sampling points ............................................................ 58 Annexure C: Photographs from the field ................................................................................................................................... 63 Annexure D: Plates of Amphibian species observed during the field survey. ........................................................... 67 Annexure E: Sampling pointwise list of species with their presence and Absence data. ..................................... 70 Annexure F: Glimpses of floral diversity of Shiradi and Gundya forest range .......................................................... 78 Annexure G: Site description and features based on Fish Sampling ............................................................................. 82 Annexure H: Fish species .................................................................................................................................................................. 89 Annexure I: Birds Sighted and Nest Holes ................................................................................................................................ 99 ii PREAMBLE Gubbi Labs is a private research collective having its expertise in mapping besides studying cities and ecology. The Labs works on a host of domains ranging from sustainable ecosystems to livable settlements. The Labs is powered by a collective with interdisciplinary expertise and focus on research, development and consultancy. The Labs has an extreme focus for taking theory to practice and vice-versa with expertise in geospatial science and technologies, field ecology, urban and regional