The Baseline Study of the Existing Biodiversity in Ghaazee School, Hulhumale'.

The purpose of the baseline study is to investigate the existing biodiversity of Ghaazee school grounds and the surrounding premises to quantify and document the species diversity. The study also focuses on the different types of species, their frequencies, abundances and to evaluate the biodiversity index and to study the relationship between various ecosystem parameters and the species present. Line transects, list quadrat, direct counting, visual encounter survey (VES) and torch count were used as data collection methods. The result showed the presence of 6 types of vegetation, 27 types of plants, 28 types of herbs and shrubs. Moreover, there are 5 vertebrates and 4 invertebrates found in the school premise.