34-Biodiversity of vascular plants in some ponds and lakes of Karimganj District, Assam with special reference to their ethnobotanical uses by Maimhals, the muslim fisherman Community

Abstract

The fresh water bodies are fast disappearing due to ever-increasing human activities. In Karimganj district of Assam, although most of the permanent water bodies have survived, all other aquatic ecosystems have faced threats of ectinction. Vast areas of seasonally flooded plains have been converted to rice monoculture and many ponds and lakes have been filled up to accommodate human habitation, urbanization and industrialization.