Research Article
Distribution and Seasonal Changes of Aquatic Macro Floral Diversity in Bhuwasa Pond of Banswara Southern Rajasthan
Chauhan NS1*, Upadhya J1, Chaudhary L2 and Bharadwaj S3
1Department of Botany, Shreenath PG Colege, Dungarpur
2Department of Zoology, Leo College, Banswara
3Department of Zoology, HDJ Government PG College, Banswara
*Corresponding author: Bharadwaj S, Department of Zoology, HDJ Government PG College, Banswara; E-mail:
Seema377@gmail.com
Copyright: © Chauhan NS, et al. 2023. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License,
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Article Information: Submission: 07/01/2023; Accepted: 10/02/2023; Published: 15/02/2023
Abstract
The study presents the macro floral diversity of the Bhuwasa pond. It provides sensitive and cost-effective means of assessing the water quality of this
pond. Aquatic macro floral diversity and its role in understanding this pond ecosystem have vast significance. 23 species of aquatic macrophytes belonging
to 17 families. Free-floating (7 species) showed the largest number in our study, followed by anchored floating (5 species), anchored submerged (3 species),
amphibious & rooted (2 species), emergent amphibious (2 species), free submerged (1 species), rooted emergent (1 species), submerged and floating (1
species) and wet fields and marshes (1 species) during the seasons (pre-monsoon, monsoon & post-monsoon). Shannon-Wiener’s indices were from 2.91
to 2.94 for all species in different seasons. Simpson’s diversity indices were from 0.93 to 0.95 for all species found in different seasons. Evenness were from
0.5 to 0.95 and species richness were 2.0 to 3.5 also recorded in all seasons.