Assessment of Natural Resources for Conservation of Wetland in District Chamba

The Ramsar Convection of IUCN held in 1971 in Iran raised global attention on the conservation and management of wetlands. 3 wetlands in the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh have been declared a wetland of International importance. Thus it is felt necessary to reclaim and develop high altitude wetlands for its optimum potential use, but a reliable and accurate database is not available. The present endeavour aims at the generation of database in terms of physical aspects/ land use, the extent of water spread and its water quality, vegetation status of the catchment area and surroundings of the lake. The threats to high altitude wetlands have been identified and adequate measures for its conservation and management suggested

Assessment of Natural Resources for Conservation of Wetland in District Chamba

The Ramsar Convection of IUCN held in 1971 in Iran raised global attention on the conservation and management of wetlands. 3 wetlands in the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh have been declared a wetland of international importance. Thus it is felt necessary to reclaim and develop high altitude wetlands for its optimum potential use, but a reliable and accurate database is not available. The present endeavour aims at the generation of database in terms of physical aspects/ land use, the extent of water spread and its water quality, vegetation status of the catchment area and surroundings of the lake. The threats to high altitude wetlands have been identified and adequate measures for its conservation and management suggested

Assessment of Natural Resources for Conservation of Wetland in District Chamba - A Case Study of Manimehesh Lake

The Ramsar Convection of IUCN held in 1971 in Iran raised global attention on the conservation and management of wetlands. 3 wetlands in the Indian State of Himachal Pradesh have been declared a wetland of international importance. Thus it is felt necessary to reclaim and develop high altitude wetlands for its optimum potential use, but a reliable and accurate database is not available. The present endeavour aims at the generation of database in terms of physical aspects/ land use, the extent of water spread and its water quality, vegetation status of the catchment area and surroundings of the lake. The threats to high altitude wetlands have been identified and adequate measures for its conservation and management suggested

Floristic Composition & Biological Spectrum of Darlaghat Wildlife Sanctuary

Abstract: Floristic composition and biological spectrum of Darlaghat Wild Life Sanctuary (DWLS), located in district Solan of Himachal Pradesh, was studied from July, 2010 to July, 2012. Vast altitudinal variation (1075-2069 and jagged topography in this Protected Area (PA) has resulted in occurrence of much diverse climate, and this is well reflected in its floristic composition. A total 302 plant species belonging to 99 families were recorded from the study area. These include: 27% trees; 24% shrubs; 35% herbs; 5% climber; 5% fern; 2% grasses and 2% Sedges. Out of the total number of 302 species Dicots were the dominant group with 87%. The Monocots were 6% with 17 species. The pteridophytes were 5 % with 14 species and gymnosperms 2% with 6 species. Fabaceae with frequency percentage of 10% was the most dominant family. However, Asteraceae 9 % with second highest dominant family in the study area. Life form classes and percentage distribution was analysis showed that 302 species comprised of: -Phanerophytes: 47 %, Therophytes 36 %, Cryptophytes 9 %, Hemicryptophytes 5% and Chamaephytes 3%. It was found that Phenerophytes percentage was approximately the same as that of normal spectrum, but Chamaephytes, Cryptophytes and Hemicryptophytes were less then the normal spectrum. However, the therophytes showed variation from normal spectrum and were significantly higher than the normal spectrum