Original Research Article I Volume 5 I Issue 1 I 2017

Decadal study of Avifaunal Diversity of Banni Grass land, Katchchh, Gujarat, India

Jagruti Y; Rathod; Deepa J. Gavali

Biolife; 2017, 5(1), pp 53-59

DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7359394

Abstract:

Banni Grass land was one of the largest grasslands of arid systems in India. The region shows extreme climatic conditions with summer temperature hovering around 45° C to 50° C temperature and winter temperature dropping to 2 to 3 ° C and annual rainfall is only 2-3 cm. This type of climatic regime supports specific grasses and other vegetation that in turn sustains avifauna.

Keywords:

Birds, Grassland, plants, Desert ecosystem.

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Article Dates:

Received: 5 January 2017; Accepted: 26 February 2017; Published: 4 March 2017

How To Cite:

Jagruti Y, Rathod, & Deepa J. Gavali. (2022). Decadal study of Avifaunal Diversity of Banni Grass land, Katchchh, Gujarat, India. Biolife, 51(1), 53–59. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7359394