Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Shamsul H. Prodhan, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.Dr. Prodhan serving as a life and executive member of Bangladesh Association for Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology and Life member APEC and members of Japanese society of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Association of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology society of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Plant Breeding and Genetic Society of Bangladesh.
Research
Factors Affecting the Biodiversity and Human Well-being of an Ecologically Sensitive Wetland of North Eastern Bangladesh
Author(s): Atiqur Rahman Sunny*, Rashed Alam, Masuma Akter Sadia, Md. Yusuf Miah, Md. Sabbir Hossain, Md. Jahid Hossain, Mst. Sobnom Binta Mofiz, Sharif Ahmed Sazzad, Md Ashrafuzzaman and Shamsul H. Prodhan
Wetland ecosystem of Bangladesh has great importance for the country’s economic, industrial, ecological, socioeconomic, and cultural aspects. Wetlands of north eastern region are very prominent for freshwater capture fisheries but a few studies focused on comprehensive assessment of biodiversity, conservation necessities, affecting drivers and its impact on natural wetland and dependent community. The present study has been conducted to identify the present status of fish diversity assemblage, dominance index, evenness and distribution of the species, conservation requirements, natural and anthropogenic factors affecting the biodiversity and human well-being of Dekhar Haor by employing qualitative and quantitative methods in two fishing communities. It was noticed that there were 69 fish species under 8 orders where 39 species were not threatened, 11 species were endangered, 10 .. View more»