| 1.Incredible biodiversity for India and its conservation for a sustainable ecotourism |
| Bibhu Santosh Behera, Anama Charan Behera, Rudra Ashish Behera and Chinmayee Behera |
| This paper identifies the uniqueness of the largest brackish water habitat in Asia, i.e. Chilika. The lagoon supports a unique assemblage of marine, brackish water and fresh water biodiversity. Four types of crocodiles, 24 types of mammals, 37 types of reptiles, 726 types of flowering plants, 5 types of grasses and mangroves are present here. People of 122 villages and 8 towns on the bank of Chilika depend upon its biodiversity for their livelihood. Marine produce and tourism |