The document discusses the biodiversity of Gujarat, India. It defines three types of biodiversity as ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity. Gujarat has a variety of forest, desert, wetland, coastal, marine, and agricultural ecosystems that contribute to its ecosystem diversity. The state is also home to over 7,000 total species of plants and animals, including over 4,000 plant species and over 3,000 animal species. This reflects high levels of species diversity within Gujarat, although India as a whole has over 127,000 total species.
The document discusses the biodiversity of Gujarat, India. It defines three types of biodiversity as ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity. Gujarat has a variety of forest, desert, wetland, coastal, marine, and agricultural ecosystems that contribute to its ecosystem diversity. The state is also home to over 7,000 total species of plants and animals, including over 4,000 plant species and over 3,000 animal species. This reflects high levels of species diversity within Gujarat, although India as a whole has over 127,000 total species.
The document discusses the biodiversity of Gujarat, India. It defines three types of biodiversity as ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity. Gujarat has a variety of forest, desert, wetland, coastal, marine, and agricultural ecosystems that contribute to its ecosystem diversity. The state is also home to over 7,000 total species of plants and animals, including over 4,000 plant species and over 3,000 animal species. This reflects high levels of species diversity within Gujarat, although India as a whole has over 127,000 total species.
The document discusses the biodiversity of Gujarat, India. It defines three types of biodiversity as ecosystem diversity, species diversity, and genetic diversity. Gujarat has a variety of forest, desert, wetland, coastal, marine, and agricultural ecosystems that contribute to its ecosystem diversity. The state is also home to over 7,000 total species of plants and animals, including over 4,000 plant species and over 3,000 animal species. This reflects high levels of species diversity within Gujarat, although India as a whole has over 127,000 total species.
The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 has defined three types of Biodiversity namely: Ecosystem diversity, Species diversity and Genetic diversity. The Gujarat is covering Ecosystem diversity like different Forests Ecosystems, Desert Ecosystems, Wetland Ecosystems, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems and Agro-ecosystems in different regions of Gujarat State. The species diversity includes flora & fauna in wild as well as cultivated plants and domestic animals breeds. The list of species of plants and animals found in wild in Gujarat state with comparison of species found in India is given below:
No. of Species Living Organisms Gujarat India Viruses - - Bacteria - 850 Algae 1,933 6,500 Fungi 164 16,500 Bryophyta 08 2,850 Pteridophyta 16 1,100 Gymnosperms 01 64 Angiosperms 2,198 17,500 Total (Plants) 4,320 46,286 Lower Animals 1,736 76,455 606 (Marine - 487 + Freshwater - Fish 2,546 119) Amphibians 19 206 Reptiles 107 485 Birds 479 1,228 Mammals 107 372 Total (Animals) 3,054 81,292 Grand Total (Plants+ 7,374 1,27,578 Animals)
