{"title":"Prioritization Based on Morphometric Analysis - A Case Study of Mandakini River Basin","authors":"Sandeep Kumar, S. K. Bansal","doi":"10.51220/jmr.v18i1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51220/jmr.v18i1.7","url":null,"abstract":"The delimitation and prioritization of river basins within a large river basin is necessary for appropriate arrangement and management of natural resources for sustainable development. Morphometry is the science that deals with the quantitative dimension of the form of any natural substance like rivers, forests, and mountains. It is a numerical examination of the setup of the Earth's surface, shape and measurements of its territory’s structures. The present work/study is based on spatial data acquired form of Survey of India topo-sheets and ASTER GDEM (2011). Mandakini river is a main tributary of Alaknanda River and drain in near about 1666.34 Km² areas. The present study deals the parameters of the morphometry (Linear, Areal and Relief Aspects) have been calculated using Arc-Hydro tool in Arc GIS software. Stream ordering has been calculated by A.N. Strahler’s method. The basin is classified as 5th order drainage basin and with mainly dendritic type of drainage pattern. Mandakini river basin is also very prone to land sliding which is the major contributor of sediment to river catchment. Land sliding and clouds bursting are most common in this river basin. The Geo-informatics-based study of morphometry analysis of river basin characteristics can be used by local people for sustainable development of this area.","PeriodicalId":31687,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mountain Area Research","volume":"90 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87386969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lectotypification of Rhododendron sikkimensis nom. nov (syn. Rhododendron sikkimense)","authors":"D. K. Pradhan","doi":"10.51220/jmr.v18i1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51220/jmr.v18i1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Rhododendron sikkimense Pradhan and Lachungpa is one of reported species from Sikkim. As per the protologue, its type specimen is unavailable both in CAL and Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. The scrutiny of literature revealed that the species is restricted to Sikkim. For the valid publication, the lectotype is designated here and proposed as Rhododendron sikkimensis nom. nov. (syn. Rhododendron sikkimense Pradhan and Lachungpa) to specify the geographical location, Sikkim (Article 39, ICBN, Tokyo Code) for taxonomic purposes. The choice of lectotype is discussed and provided.","PeriodicalId":31687,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mountain Area Research","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83321983","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact Of Electromagnetic Radiations Emitted From Communication Towers On The\u0000Rural Avifaunal Diversity Of Aligarh Region","authors":"Atul Sharma","doi":"10.51220/jmr.v18i1.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51220/jmr.v18i1.20","url":null,"abstract":"A field investigation was conducted from January 2022 to December 2022 in the rural landscape of the Aligarh region to assess the effect of electromagnetic radiations emitted by communication towers on avifaunal diversity. Three significant sites in this area were chosen for the study, including one control site with no cell phone tower. At each site, avifaunal species abundance, richness, and evenness were recorded along with observations of certain bird behavioral features. The data was gathered using the point count and sighting approach. Shannon and Weiner's diversity index was used in the calculations. The LATNEX Triple Axis HF-B3GR meter was used to calculate electric field strength. The survey revealed high impact of electromagnetic radiations on the avifaunal diversity at sites under strong electromagnetic field whereas at the control site no such effect was noticed. Moreover, some distortions in the breeding & feeding patterns as well as migration rate were also observed.","PeriodicalId":31687,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mountain Area Research","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74763646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}