Limnological Research In India

This book provides a glimpse into the recent researches on limnology, water pollution and ecological problems of various aquatic environment in India and reviews the progress made in the field in past few decades. The book provides twenty quality research articles and reviews on pollutional and ecological problems of various aquatic habitats. This book will be very useful to Limnologists, Fishery Biologists, Aquaculturists and post graduate students of Ecology and Environmental Sciences in various respects. Contents Chapter 1: Water Quality of River Periyar (River Suruliyar) in Tamil Nadu by R Sivasubramani, Chapter 2: Limnological Studies of Indian Rivers with Relation to Algae: A Review by S N Nandan & Y S More, Chapter 3: Tendencies in Water Quality Research and its Application to Twenty First Century by T Venkatesan, P Geetha, G Padmalatha, S Balasubramanian & B Suresh, Chapter 4: Occurence and Hygienic Significance of Aeromonads in River Narmada by Anjana Sharma & Sushma Rajput, Chapter 5: Development Vs Aquatic Environment: The Case of Garhwal Himalaya by Ashutosh Gautam, Chapter 6: Hydrological Features and Diatom Flora of Pulicat Lake by R Ramanibai & D Sasikala, Chapter 7: Biodiversities and Reclamation of Baraila Lake: A Wetland Study by Awadhesh Kumar Mishra, Chapter 8: Seasonality on the Egg Production and the Energetics of Egg Development in Macrobrachium lamarrei by P Maria Charles, Chapter 9: Oxygen Consumption in Relation to the Treatment of Certain Biogenic Amines in Crab Barytelphusa Cunicularis by K C Vipradas, Chapter 10: Role of Some Environmental Factors on the Fluctuation of Plankton in a Lentic Pond at Calcutta by S K Sarkar & P Basu Chowdhury, Chapter 11: River Pollution in India: An Overview by S R Mishra, Chapter 12: Studies on the Benthic and Shore Line Fauna of River Ganga Between Narora to Kannauj: A Comprehensive Study by Asif A Khan, Rajeev K Gaur & Md Afaque Alam, Chapter 13: Seasonal Trends in Abiotic Factors of a Lentic Habitat (Kalika Pond, Dhar) by R K Dave, M M Parkash & N K Dhakad, Chapter 14: Colour Removal from Effluents of Paper Industry by Anita Nair & A K Shenvi, Chapter 15: A Report on the Pre Pollution Status of the Vasishta Godavari Estuary, East Coast of India by A G R Sai Sastry, Chapter 16: Trophic Structure of Plankton Community in Some Typical Wetlands of Kashmir, India by Ashok K Pandit, Chapter 17: Modelling Seasonal Fluctuation of Aquatic Fauna with Reference to the Environmental Factors in a High Altitude Lake of Peninsular India (The Ootacamund Lake) by P Geetha, K Shanthi, R Jaganathan & S Balasubramaniam, Chapter 18: Biodiscs: The Biological Wheels for Treatment of Polluted/Waste Waters: An Overview by A K Verma, Chapter 19: Potential Utilization of Aquatic Weeds for Treating Industrial Effluents by A G Murugesan & N Sukumaran, Chapter 20: Anthropogenic Pressures and the Status of the Indian Soft-shell Turtle, Trionyx gangeticus Cuvier in Lake Mansar at Jammu by P L Duda, Anil K Verma & D N Sahi.