The Riparian Vegetation has Effects on the Faunal Diversity

Abstract

Riparian vegetation is the floral diversity found across water streams and rivers. It is also indicated as a transitional zone between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. There is direct or indirect involvement of riparian vegetation in maintaining nutrient balance, and energy flow in the ecosystems and it also provides various resources to the aquatic micro and macroinvertebrates. It also contributes to controlling sediment load to the water bodies which affects the water quality. This study attempted to add new information and the current status of riparian vegetation at Devprayag across the river Ganga and to analyze its impact on water quality and the occurrence of aquatic micro and macroinvertebrates including aquatic mites. A total of 71 species of plants belonging to 33 different families were collected and identified during the present study. It was observed that Poaceae is the dominant family with a maximum
of 15 species.