Study on Biodiversity on Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary

Abstract

Biodiversity study on Hingolgadh Nature Education Sanctuary reveals that the biological spectrum of the area is closer to that of dry deciduous thorn scrub and dry Savannah like vegetation. Remote sensing study on vegetation cover indicates that canopy density has improved progressively after severe drought in year 1987, due to fair regeneration of Acacia senegal. The small area is exceptionally rich in floral and faunal density as indigenous flora of the sanetuary is represented by 63 families, 189 genera, 286 species, expressing a ratio of 1:3:4:5. The sanctuary also supports high diversity (212 species) and very high density (1967 birdslkm²) of birds, along with other rich fauna. Comiphora wightii, an endangered species and other locally threatened species have started recovering due to improvement of the habitats. The rarity and threat level for various species have also been assessed in this paper.