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Habitat Viability and Threat Assessment Survey of Indian Soft-Shell Turtle Nilssonia gangetica in Gomti Lake, Central Gujarat, India
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Habitat Viability and Threat Assessment Survey of Indian Soft-Shell Turtle Nilssonia gangetica in Gomti Lake, Central Gujarat, India

Soham Mukherjee Sardar Patel Zoological Park, Life Science Education Trust, Bangalore

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Abstract

A preliminary survey was conducted to determine the conservation importance of Gomti lake situated in Dakor town (Kheda district), Central Gujarat. The lake happens to be one of the last strongholds of an endangered freshwater turtle species– Indian soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia gangetica), and the resident population is now severely threatened due to a complete loss of nesting habitat.

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Title

Habitat Viability and Threat Assessment Survey of Indian Soft-Shell Turtle Nilssonia gangetica in Gomti Lake, Central Gujarat, India

Type

Article

Published in
Journal 20. February 2023
Language
English
Journal
Vol 10 Issue 1
Categories

Life Sciences, News and Views

Affiliations
1 Sardar Patel Zoological Park 2 Life Science Education Trust, Bangalore

This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Soham Mukherjee (2023). "Habitat Viability and Threat Assessment Survey of Indian Soft-Shell Turtle Nilssonia gangetica in Gomti Lake, Central Gujarat, India". JOSHA Journal. DOI: 10.17160/josha.10.1.858.