Documentation of Plant Diversity of Dumurjala Stadium, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Occurrence Observation
Latest version published by Nature Mates-Nature Club on Mar 28, 2024 Nature Mates-Nature Club
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Description

The present dataset is the Documentation of Plant Diversity of Dumurjala Stadium, Howrah, West Bengal, India , Howrah, West Bengal, India is published by Nature Mates-Nature Club. Dumurjala is located in Howrah, West Bengal, India and encompasses an area of around 55 acres. Dumurjala, known as the "lungs of Howrah," is a large open region with a diverse range of vegetation and wildlife. It also contains several small water bodies and forest areas. Many wildlife photographers and environmentalists frequently visit this site since it is also a visiting point for many birds. This dataset specifically includes all the Plant species recorded during a field survey in Dumurjala. All the species were identified up to the species or genus level. A total of 164 species of plants were recorded belonging to 56 families and 30 orders.

Data Records

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Biswas S, Basu Roy A, Samanta T, Sengupta N, Chatterjee L, Barve V (2024). Documentation of Plant Diversity of Dumurjala Stadium, Howrah, West Bengal, India. Version 1.1. Nature Mates-Nature Club. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=dumurjola-2023&v=1.1

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Keywords

Occurrence; Observation

Contacts

Swapna Biswas
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Tarak Samanta
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Nivedita Sengupta
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West Bengal
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Lina Chatterjee
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Vijay Barve
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West Bengal
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Nivedita Sengupta

Geographic Coverage

Dumurjala Stadium, Howrah, West Bengal, India

Bounding Coordinates South West [22.572, 88.303], North East [22.584, 88.315]

Taxonomic Coverage

This dataset specifically includes all the Plant species recorded during a field survey in Dumurjala. All the species were identified up to the species or genus level. A total of 164 species of plants were recorded belonging to 56 families and 30 orders.

Class Aves (Birds)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2023-01-01 / 2023-12-31

Project Data

No Description available

Title West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation(WBHIDCO Dumurjala Stadium Biodiversity Survey
Funding West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation(WBHIDCO)
Study Area Description Dumurjala is located in Howrah, West Bengal, India and encompasses an area of around 55 acres. It has a stadium, helipad, small water bodies and forest patches and playground.

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Krishen, P. (2006). Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide. India: Dorling Kindersley (India).
  2. Krishen, P. (2013). Jungle Trees of Central India: A Field Guide for Tree Spotters. India: Penguin Books.
  3. Dwari, S., Mondal, A. (2022). Banglar Jalaja Udbhid, A book of Aquatic Plants of West Bengal. Citadel, 136pp.

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