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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Ecol. Evol.
Sec. Population, Community, and Ecosystem Dynamics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1447694

DIVERSITY, EVENNESS, & RICHNESS OF WILD MAMMALS ALONG THE SUTLEJ RIVER

Provisionally accepted
Muhammad Amir Sial Muhammad Amir Sial *
  • University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

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    Field surveys were conducted at three different water heads-Sulemanki, Islam, and Panjnad-of the Sutlej River from June 2021 to November 2021. This study aimed to estimate the diversity and assess the current threats to the mammalian fauna of the Sutlej River. During the surveys, a total of 266 individuals belonging to four orders, seven families, and twelve different species were observed. The greatest number of individuals belonged to the Rodentia order and the Muridae family. While the lowest number of individuals belonged to the Lagomorpha order and the Leporidae family, both had the same number of individuals. The Panjnad waterhead had the greatest diversity and evenness. The richness of mammals was the same at all three localities. Several threats, such as pollution, habitat destruction, and human-wildlife conflict, which drastically affect mammalian diversity, were observed throughout the investigation.

    Keywords: Head Sulamanki, Islam, Panjnad, pollution, habitat destruction and human-wildlife conflict

    Received: 13 Jun 2024; Accepted: 31 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sial. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Muhammad Amir Sial, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

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