By Javaria Altaf1*, Naureen Aziz Qureshi2, Syed Hammad Raza3, Muhammed Javed Iqbal Siddiqui4
- Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Government College Women University Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Department of Zoology, Government Postgraduate College, Samanabad, Faisalabad, Punjab,
Pakistan
Abstract
Gastropods have never been studied in
Punjab, Pakistan with reference to its diversity and distribution.
Different ecological factors have been studied which affect the
distribution of the snail in the agroecosystem of this region. Total
number of 19290 snails specimens, were collected from different cropland
areas of 24 villages of Faisalabad including sugarcane, wheat, fodder,
vegetables fields and ditches. The specimens were identified on the
basis of recent identification keys and diagrammatic description
provided in them to understand the biodiversity in this region. The
diversity index was found highly significant in sugarcane, wheat,
fodder, and vegetables fields however the results were non-significant
in case of ditches. The relative abundance was maximum in sugarcane and
least in ditches. The diversity index was significantly high in all
months except in April whereas the relative abundance was maximum in
July and August. It can be concluded that due to environmental
degradation and water pollution the snail diversity is non significant,
in ditches however in the agroecosystem it is a pest. It can be
suggested that strategies must be developed to control water quality
deterioration and its biological control as a pest.Get the full articles at: http://bit.ly/22b673z
Journal Name: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)
Publisher Name: International network For natural Sciences (INNSPUB)
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Source: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences @2016 Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
