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Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
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Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Indian Desert (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
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The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is a large,
arid region in the 2
northwesternpartoftheIndiansubcontinent.Withanextentof280,000km
,itisthe 17th largest desert in the world. It lies mostly in the
Indian state of Rajasthan, and extends into the southern portion of
Haryana and Punjab and into northern Gujarat. The Thar Desert is
bounded in the northwest by the Sutlej River, in the east by the
Aravalli Range, in the south by a salt marsh known as the Rann of
Kutch, and in the west by the Indus River. In spite of the fact
that climatic conditions are very harsh, this extremely hot region
of the country exhibits a vivid and spectacular biodiversity. It is
an important area biologically, at the con?uence of very different
habitats, namely grassland, sand dunes and rocky expanses as well
as forested domains. Due to the diversi?ed ha- tats, the vegetation
and animal life in this arid region are very rich. Some wildlife
species, fast disappearing from other parts of India, are found in
large numbers in this desert, such as the Great Indian Bustard,
Blackbuck, Indian Gazelle and Indian Wild Ass in the Rann of Kutch.
The Desert National Park is an excellent example of theThar
Desertecosystem, anditsdiverse fauna.The region isahaven
formigratory and resident desert birds.
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