Analysis of Phytodiversity and Phytosociology of Wetlands in Chandkheda, Ahmedabad, Gujrat

Phytosociological analysis carried out for two selected wetlands of Chandkheda located at 23°07’01” N latitude and 72°34’23”E longitude namely Vadatalav wetland and Visatmata wetland in Ahmedabad. Physiochemical analysis of water and soil determines that geomorphological condition of both wetlands is adequate. This study documented a total of 101 plant species from wetlands of Chandkheda, among which 91 plant species belonging to 77 genera and 34 families documented from the Vada talav wetland; and 50 plant species belonging to 41 genera and 24 families were recorded from the Visatmata wetland. The research findings reveal that the Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H’) was estimated as 4.021, Simpson’s index (D) was calculated as 0.9714 while Fisher’s Alpha diversity index (S) and Evenness index (e) were calculated as 24.05 and 0.6193 respectively for the Vada talav wetland. For the Visatmata wetland Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H’) was calculated as 3.09, Simpson’s index (c) was estimated at 0.9171 while Fisher’s Alpha diversity index (S) was 13.83 and Evenness index (e) was calculated as 0.4397. The Vada talav wetland and Visatmata wetland of Chandkheda exhibits a floral population characterized by moderate to high species diversity. The data of this research will serve as a fundamental resource for management and conservation of urban wetlands in Ahmedabad.