Avian Diversity of Wetlands in and Around Jodhpur, Western Rajasthan - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 289

Table 17.2 Diversity of different wetlands in and around Jodhpur

SoorSagar
pond

Umed
Bhawan pond Akheraj pond Kaylana lake UmedSagar Balsamand lake Gudha pond Barli pond Khejarli pond Total

No. of species 106 170 100 117 127 132 89 127 64 205

No of individuals 1,457 a 5,583 1,313 2,076 1,846 1,885 1,567 1,008 2,484 19,537

Families 40 53 41 45 44 48 41 38 28 58

Alpha diversity 3.79 3.31 3.22 4.08 3.74 3.54 3.66 3.76 1.16 3.82

H max 4.66 5.10 4.600 4.76 4.84 4.88 4.49 4.84 4.15 5.32

Evenness 0.81 0.60 0.70 0.866 0.77 0.72 0.81 0.77 0.28 0.72

No. of wetland
species

44 57 49 52 69 64 69 37 32 111

a No of individuals is an average pooled for number of observations