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Biological Diversity of Gujarat

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GERI Campus, Race Course Road, Vadodara 390 007, India.

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Biological Diversity of Gujarat -Current Knowledge

Biological Diversity of Gujarat

Published by

GERI Campus, Race Course Road, Vadodara 390 007, India.

February 1996

Current Knowledge


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CONTENTS

Biological Diversity: Issues and Options 8

Protection of Biodiversity: Policy Issues

for Preservation and Conservation of Species 12

Biogeography of Gujarat 16

Flora of Gujarat: State of the Art 23

Fauna of Gujarat: State of the Art 50

Important Biodiversity Areas of Gujarat 70

Recommendations of Gujarat Ecology Commission 72

Selected References 74

Appendices

Appendix - 1 CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 78

Appendix - 2 CHECKLIST OF MARINE ALGAE OF GUJARAT COAST 94

Appendix - 3 FUNGI REPORTED FROM DANGS DISTRICT 103

Appendix - 4 CHECKLIST OF BRYOPHYTES REPORTED FROM GUJARAT 105

Appendix - 5 CHECKLIST OF PTERIDOPHYTES REPORTED FROM GUJARAT 106

Appendix - 6 CHECKLIST OF GYMNOSPERMS REPORTED FROM GUJARAT 108

Appendix - 7 LIST OF ANGIOSPERMS REPORTED FROM GUJARAT 109

Appendix - 8 LIST OF COMMON HORTICULTURAL PLANTS OF GUJARAT 166

Appendix - 9 PLANTS OF ECONOMIC AND ETHNOBOTANICAL IMPORTANCE 172

Appendix - 10 MEDICINAL PLANTS OF GUJARAT 193

Appendix - 11 PHYLUM PORIFERA (SPONGES) 228Appendix - 12 PHYLUM CNIDARIA (COELENTERATES) 230

Appendix - 13 LOPHOPHORATES 232

Appendix - 14 PHYLUM MOLLUSCA 233

Appendix - 15 PHYLUM SIPUNCULA (PEA-NUT WORMS) 238

Appendix - 16 PHYLUM ANNELIDA 239

Appendix - 17 PHYLUM ARTHROPODA 241

Appendix - 18 PHYLUM ECHINODERMATA 261

Appendix - 19 PISCES (FISHES) 262

Appendix - 20 AMPHIBIA 268

Appendix - 21 REPTILIA 269

Appendix - 22 AVES (BIRDS) 272

Appendix - 23 MAMMALIA (MAMMALS) 285Appendix - 24 DOMESTIC ANIMALS 287

Appendix - 25 RARE AND THREATENED ANIMALS OF GUJARAT 288

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LIST OF TABLES

Table-1 Protected Areas of Gujarat 14

Table-2 Legal Coverage of Various Aspects of Biodiversity in India 15

Table-3 Agro-climatic Zones of Gujarat 21

Table-4 District-wise Distribution of Forest Areas in Gujarat 28Table-5 List of Doctoral Theses on Floristics and Ethnobotany (in chronological order) 30

Table-6 Proportional Relationship of Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons 33

Table-7 Area of Mangroves Based on Satellite Data (in sq. km.) 34

Table-8 Tribal Communities and their Population in Gujarat State 39

Table-9 Phytowealth of Gujarat 49

Table-10 Population Growth of Major Wildlife Species in Gir 60

National Park during 1985 to 1995.

Table-11 Livestock Population of Gujarat (1982 and 1992 Census Data) 62

Table-12 District-wise Livestock Population in Gujarat (1992, provisional) 63

Table-13 Population Growth Rate of Cattle, Buffaloes, Sheep and Goats over a 64

Period of Ten Years (1982-1992)

Table-14 Number of Recorded Biota 65

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STUDY TEAM

Coordinators: Prof. Bonny Pilo

Head, Department of Zoology and

Vice-Dean, Faculty of Science,

M. S. University of Baroda

Mr. Bharat J. Pathak, IFS

Director (Ecology),

Gujarat Ecology Commission

Research Personnel: Dr. B. Anoop Kumar

Department of Zoology,


Dr. V. K. Murukesan

Department of Botany,


Mr. K. R. Vinod

Department of Zoology,


Ms Sunita Kumari

Manager (Forest Ecology),



GERI Campus, Race Course Road,

Vadodara - 390 007.

Telephone : 0265-336713, 339115

Fax : 0265-340036

February, 1996

Printed at: The M. S. University of Baroda Press, Baroda - 390 001

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