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HYDROLOGICAL ASSETS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS MARK THE FISH DIVERSITY IN WETLAND OF SANT KABEER NAGAR, U.P., INDIA

Anupam Pati Tripathi*, Shashi Uapdhyay, Sabita Barnwan, Ankita Singh, Priyanka Yadav and Pallavi Srivastava

Abstract

The objective of this research article is to provide an overview of the major abiotic factors that determine the composition of fresh water and the fish community. The diversity of fishes depends on abiotic variables of fresh water. We cannot imagine the life on the earth without water because water is one of the most important natural resources known on the earth. Fresh water ecosystem and their resources are very important part of human life and the health of those fresh water ecosystem is often reflected in the structure and characteristics of the fish communities which they support and generate a number of commercially valuable by-products. In Northern India, Sant Kabeer Nagar district lies Gorakhpur in the east, Basti in the west, Siddharth Nagar in the north and Ambedkar Nagar in the south. River Aami is known as lifeline of this district originated from Sikhaira Tal, Siddharthnagar. With the rapid growth of population as well as development of this district increase the demand of fish as food. The aquatic system is under constant pressure of man induced stresses to the detriment of the aquatic flora and fauna. Finally, we saw that, the fish diversity is positively been affected by hydrological properties and human activities in river Aami, Sant Kabeer Nagar, U.P., India.

Keywords: River Aami, Hydrology, Fish diversity, Fresh water, abiotic variables.