Ecology of Plankton

Contents: Preface. 1. Dynamics of phytoplankton productivity of certain Lentic ecosystems of Jharkhand, India/Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra. 2. Studies on the Phytoplankton of Olero Creek and parts of Benin River, Nigeria/T.A. Adesalu and D.I. Nwankwo. 3. Community structure and faunal assemblages of Zooplankton in an Estuarine Mangrove ecosystem/N.V. Prasad. 4. Distribution and ecology of phytoplanktons in the Dal Lake, Kashmir (India)/M. Jeelani, H. Kaur and S.G. Sarwar. 5. Population dynamics of rotifers in the Anchar Lake, Kashmir (India)/M. Jeelani, H. Kaur and S.G. Sarwar. 6. Diversity of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton with respect to pollution status of river Tapi in North Maharashtra region/S.R. Gaikwad, S.R. Thorat and T.P. Chavan. 7. Investigations on blue green algae of Satna: a taxonomical approach/Rashmi Singh. 8. Physico-chemical factors controlling the growth of diatoms in two lakes of Mysore/J. Mahadev and S.P. Hosmani. 9. Tidal and diurnal variability of zooplankton in Mangrove habitat of Gaderu, East Coast of India/N.V. Prasad. 10. Trace metals in zooplankton from the Mangrove waterways of Coringa, East Coast of India with special reference to Industrial effluents/N.V. Prasad. 11. Seasonal and spatial variations in taxonomic composition and biomass of Zooplankton in Estuarine waters and the bay environment of Coringa Mangroves, East Coast of India/N.V. Prasad. 12. Studies on qualitative and quantitative plankton production using duck droppings/S.K. Majhi, B.K. Mahapatra, K. Vinod and B.K. Mandal. 13. Spacio-temporal trends in phytoplankton primary production in Marikanave reservoir/Syed Fasihuddin and E.T. Puttaiah. 14. Study of Algal communities of Sonvad Dam of Dhule as indicators of organic water pollution/S.N. Nandan and D.S. Jain. 15. Biological evaluation of water quality using phytoplankton on Phutala Lake and well in Nagpur/Arun K. Pandey and Rakesh K. Pandey. 16. Diversity of Zooplankton in Rakasakoppa Reservoir of Belgaum, North Karnataka/B.N. Sunkad. 17. Impact of sewage disposal and agricultural waste on the freshwater quality and phytoplankton density of a tropical stream in the Western Ghats in India/M. Ganesan, N. Jayabalan and K. Jegatheesan. 18. Studies on zooplankton distribution in the coastal waters of Dakshina Kannada, West Coast of India/T.V. Ramana and M.P.M. Reddy. 19. Biochemical composition and calorific potential of zooplankton from the mangrove waters and the bay environment of Kakinada, South East Coast of India/N.V. Prasad. 20. Seasonal fluctuation of different zooplanktonic groups of rainfed Wetland in relation to some abiotic factors/S.B. Patra and N.C. Datta. 21. Phytoplankton dynamics in Anchar Lake, Kashmir/Shamim A. Bhat and Ashok K. Pandit. 22. Detoxification efficiency of our fungal sp. on dye effluent/K.T.K. Anandapandian, S. Chandrasekarenthiran, S. Kiruppa and G. Ram Kumar. 23. Stable carbon Isotopic studies on zooplankton in Mangrove waters and the bay environment of Kakinada, East Coast of India/N.V. Prasad and P. Chandramohan. 24. Zooplankton population assessment in the coastal waters off Kakinada and Mumbai/V.W. Lande. 25. Seasonal variations in freshwater protozoans in Kali-Nadi, district Etah, U.P., India/A.K. Paliwal. 26. Ecologically significant species of zooplankton in Coringa Mangrove Ecosystem, Andhra Pradesh/N.V. Prasad. 27. Feeding modes and associated mechanisms in zooplankton/Ram Kumar. 28. Relation between water circulation and zooplankton distribution in the bay environment of Kakinada, East Coast of India/N.V. Prasad. 29. Limnological studies of Mosam river of Maharashtra with relation to phytoplankton/N.H. Aher and S.N. Nandan. 30. Preliminary observations on breeding behaviour of freshwater Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus/Sampada Tadphale and Madhuri Pejaver. 31. Biodiversity of chlorophyceae in Haranbari Dam of Baglan (Maharashtra)/N.H. Aher and S.N. Nandan. Index.

"The word plankton was first of coined by Henson, which means 'that which drifts'. A single organism in the plankton is known as a plankter. The wide distribution of many plankton species is one of the most striking features encountered in the study of planktonology. Some articles in the book clearly reveal the fact that the plankton is regarded as a best biotool.

The book entitled "Ecology of Plankton" has been written covering applied aspects of limnology in order to cater to the needs of students, research scholars and teachers in college and university. A book of this kind will be of immense use to all those who study or teach aquatic ecology and hydrobiology. Not only this, the present book will also be helpful for students, research scholars, professors, scientists as well as for limnologists for aquatic impact assessment and management."