Empirical assessment of species vulnerability for biodiversity conservation: A case study on Chalan beel of Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: The study was conducted to assess the current biodiversity in Chalan beel, Natore district, Bangladesh. Primary data were collected through stratified random sampling and analyzed through a combination of descriptive statistical and mathematical techniques. The Shannon-Weiner and Margalef richness indices were used to quantify the biodiversity of birds, and fauna. The Shannon-Weiner diversity index was 2.097, 0.944, and 1.510 for the fish, bird, and other faunal communities, respectively. The Species Ability to Forestall Extinction (S.A.F.E.) index was used to enumerate threatened status among native birds and other faunal species in Chalan beel areas and the IUCN conservation status was assessed simultaneously. The most threatened community was birds, which comprised 28.12% of critically

SUBMITTER: Mou AT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10131073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature