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Classification, Characterization and Comparison of Aquatic Ecosystems in the Landscape of Adilabad District, Telangana, Deccan Region, India

2018; Scientific Research Publishing; Volume: 05; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4236/oalib.1104459

2333-9721

Medagam Thirupathi Reddy, N. Sivaraj, Venkateswaran Kamala, Someswara Rao Pandravada, N Sunil, Nilamani Dikshit,

Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

A landscape is a mosaic of natural and/or artificial communities and waterbodies and may contain several distinct ecosystems.Human life depends on many services delivered by the water-based aquatic and land-based terrestrial ecosystems.A wide variety of aquatic ecosystems exist and although they represent a low percentage of the Earth's surface, their roles and functions make them crucial.Aquatic ecosystems especially inland aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing numerous economic and societal benefits to humans.Understanding diversity of aquatic ecosystems within landscape is a fundamental goal of both basic and applied ecological research.This study recognizes, defines, classifies, characterizes and compares for the first time the aquatic resources vis-à-vis aquatic ecosystems in the landscape of Adilabad District, Telangana, "Deccan Region", India, which was selected as the study area.The study was based on a review of available data on aquatic ecosystems in the District, discussions with key personnel, a week day reconnaissance survey over the study area during the pre-and post-monsoon season and a week day field visit during the dry season, 2010-11 by Vegetable Research Station, Rajendranagar in collaboration with National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Rajendranagar.The study recognizes inland waters as important landscape features and reports exclusively freshwater in these inland waters across the study area.About 4.28% of the total geographical area of the study area is covered by inland water resources and/or inland aquatic ecosystems.We de-