Mangrove forests are home to terrestrial marine/brackish water species as well as exclusively intertidal creatures, giving them a diverse ecology. Due to a growing reliance on natural resources, mangroves have been exploited beyond their sustainable capability. The purpose of this research was to see how anthropogenic activities affect the distribution of animals and flowers. The investigation was place in the mangroves of Shiroda and Assolna in south Goa. Because of the anthropogenic activities linked with the two sites evaluated, the physicochemical properties of the water varied in the mangroves. Anthropogenic activities disrupted the Shiroda mangrove environment much further. The water quality at the Shiroda site was harmed by high calcium and sulphate concentrations. The permitted levels for hardness, TDS, and calcium were all exceeded. Both study sites had similar faunal species indices, but the richness of the fauna differed. Assolna had more species variety in crustaceans, Aves, mammals, and Actinoptergii than Shiroda. According to the findings of this study, ecological disturbance caused by industrial activity reduces species richness and evenness of specific fauna.
Author (S) Details
Nandini Vaz Fernandes
Department of Zoology, Dean-Faculty of Life Sciences, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science (Autonomous),Gogol Margao Goa, India.
Madhu Balekai
Department of Zoology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Gogol Margao Goa, India.
Tessa Vaz
Department of Zoology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Gogol Margao Goa, India.
Prasanna Naik Goankar
Department of Zoology, Parvatibai Chowgule College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Gogol Margao Goa, India.
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