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Environmental Drivers of Fish Community Structure in An Open Wetland of Brahmaputra Basin, India

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Fish fauna of Dighali beel, upper Brahmaputra basin, India was comprised of 40 species belonging to 10 orders and 21 families. Families Cyprinidae and Danionidae dominated the species encountered, accounting for 30% of the total. Shannon, Simpson, Margalef, Menhinick, and Pielou indices were in range of 2.095–2.895, 0.851–0.928, 2.196–5.402, 1.129–2.712 and 0.816–0.934, respectively. Multivariate Canonical Correspondence Analysis revealed significance of common environmental parameters on species abundance.

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The authors are thankful to the Dean, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, WBUAFS, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, for providing necessary research facilities and funds as scholarships.

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  1. Department of Fisheries Resource Management, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, P.O. Panchasayar, Kolkata, 700 094, India

    Rajesh Debnath, T. S. Nagesh, G. Ziauddin & S. K. Das

  2. ICAR-CIFRI Regional Center, Guwahati, Assam, 7810 06, India

    S. Borah

  3. Department of Aquatic Environment Management, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Chakgaria, P.O. Panchasayar, Kolkata, 700 094, India

    S. Karmakar

  4. ICAR-CIFRI, Barrackpore, Kolkata, 700 120, India

    Dibakar Bhakta

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The present study investigates fish assemblages and the common environmental drivers of diversity and richness in the Dighali beel of the upper Brahmaputra River for the first time, and the findings on species assemblages provide a foundation for understanding the ecological functions of these factors and designing management and conservation strategies for wetland habitats soon.

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Debnath, R., Nagesh, T.S., Borah, S. et al. Environmental Drivers of Fish Community Structure in An Open Wetland of Brahmaputra Basin, India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 45, 503–506 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01178-8

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