Fauna of Nal Sarovar : Gujarat

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Study area: i. Nal Sarovar Lake. ii. Status. iii. History. iv. Climate. v. Geology and hydrology. vi. Soil. vii. Habitat. 3. Review of literature. 4. Limnology. 5. Flora. 6. Fauna: i. Invertebrate fauna. ii. Vertebrate fauna. 7. Threats and conservation. 8. Summary. 9. References. 10. Appendices.

From the Preface: "The present publication describes the Nalsarovar wetland and its biodiversity under various subheads throwing light on Nalsarovar Lake, its status, history, climate, geology and hydrology, soil and habitat. The physiographic features are described in limnology with plant life under flora. The fauna recorded from the Nalsarovar Wetland is described in Invertebrate fauna comprising of Zooplankton and Insecta. Vertebrate fauna deals with Ichthyofauna, amphibian, reptilia, aves and mammalian species. Threats and conservation strategies are also discussed in brief in the last chapter. In all 410 species are reported in this book. The study apart from providing taxonomic account of the species recorded also provides information on its distribution in the Nalsarovar Wetland along with the status."