Spider Diversity in Wainganga River Basin of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
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Spider Diversity in Wainganga River Basin of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
1D.M. Agase, 2M.S. Markam, 3S. R. Zaheen, 4S. M. Khan, 5P. Y. Meshram, 6P. Sharma, 7T.S. Kothe and 8M.K Bisen
Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences
Zoology (Animal Science), Vol.42A, No.1,
January-June 2023: P.16-28
DOI: 10.48165/bpas.2023.42A.1.3
Original Research Article
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Spider Diversity in Wainganga River Basin of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
1D.M. Agase, 2M.S. Markam, 3S. R. Zaheen, 4S. M. Khan, 5P. Y. Meshram, 6P. Sharma, 7T.S. Kothe and 8M.K Bisen
| Author’s Affiliation:
1,2Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Jata Shankar Trivedi Government P.G. College, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 481101, India E-mail: sbt.durgesh@gmail.com E-mail: mmarkam_bgt@rediffmail.com 3,4,5Research Student, Department of Zoology, Jata Shankar Trivedi Government P.G. College, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 481101, India E-mail: shahanazaheen@gmail.com E-mail: khan.seefa2001@gmail.com E-mail: payalmeshram277@gmail.com 6Research Student, Department of Zoology, RTM Nagpur University Nagpur, Maharastra 440022, India. E-mail: pratishthasharma82@gmail.com 7Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Govt. KNG College, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 481001, India. E-mail: tanu0602@gmail.com. 8Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Govt College, Lamta, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 481551, India. E-mail: mukeshk.bisen@gmail.com
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| *Corresponding author:
Dr. Durgesh M. Agase, Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Jata Shankar Trivedi Government P.G. College, Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh 481101, India E-mail: sbt.durgesh@gmail.com
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| Article Info:
Received on 23.11.2022 Revised on 29.01.2023 Approved on 09.02.2023 Accepted on 18.02.2023 Published on 16.06.2023 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT:
Spiders have a critical role in the ecological web. They are significant ecological indicators. In central India Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh is known for having the highest forest density, biological diversity, and ecological values. In the present study, a total of 65 spider species from 15 families and 47 genera were identified. In total, 2340 individual spiders have been observed in the Wainganga basin of Balaghat. Family Araneidae has the most species (30.76%) out of the 15 families studied. This was followed by Salticidae (21.53%), Lycosidae (10%), Theridiidae (10%), and Tetragnathidae (6.1%). Habitat heterogeneity, availability of water resources, rich vegetation, and an abundance of prey density ultimately increase the abundance and diversity of spiders in the present study site.
Keywords: Balaghat, Ecological indicators, Spider Diversity
