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Bachchan  Gad is  a spring-fed  tributary  of River Alaknanda  in  the Garhwal  region  of Uttarakhand. Benthic macroinvertebrates  in the riffles  of Bachchan Gad was  investigated  during  March 2008  to February  2009  at  four  sampling   sites  between  590  m  tol600  m above  sea  level.   Pre I  iminary observations revealed  that riffle inhabiting  benthic macroinvertebrates communities in  the Bachchan Gad comprised  of 36 insect genera belonging to  8  orders and 29 families along with  I    genus each of crustacean  and annelida.  Dominated by Ephemeropteran,  Trichopteran and Co/eopteran  genera the density was highest (1300±142  Individual  m?) during winter at confluence,  the downstream site, it was recorded  lowest  (80± 15.2  Individual  m)  during  monsoon  at Pata,  the headwater  site.

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Benthic macroinvertebrate Springfed River Alakanda

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Gusain, M. P., Semalty, B., Rana, J. S., Negi, A., Singh, L., & Gusain, O. P. (2009). Riffles inhabiting benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a spring• fed tributary of River Alaknanda (Garhwal Himalaya). Environment Conservation Journal, 10(1&2), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2009.101230
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