Ecology of Plankton

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. Contents Chapter 1: Dynamics of Phytoplankton Productivity of Certain Lentic Ecosystems of Jharkhand, India by Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra; Chapter 2: Studies on the Phytoplankton of Olero Creek and Parts of Benin River, Nigeria by T A Adesalu and D I Nwankwo; Chapter 3: Community Structure and Faunal Assemblages of Zooplankton in an Estuarine Mangrove Ecosystem by N V Prasad; Chapter 4: Distribution and Ecology of Phytoplanktons in the Dal Lake, Kashmir (India) by M Jeelani, H Kaur and S G Sarwar; Chapter 5: Population Dynamics of Rotifers in the Anchar Lake, Kashmir (India) by M Jeelani, H Kaur and S G Sarwar; Chapter 6: Diversity of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton with Respect to Pollution Status of River Tapi in North Maharashtra Region by S R Gaikwad, S R Thorat & T P Chavan; Chapter 7: Investigations on Blue Green Algae of Satna: A Taxonomical Approach by Rashmi Singh; Chapter 8: Physico-chemical Factors Controlling the Growth of Diatoms in Two Lakes of Mysore by J Mahadev & S P Hosmani; Chapter 9: Tidal and Diurnal Variability of Zooplankton in Mangrove Habitat of Gaderu, East Coast of India by N V Prasad; Chapter 10: Trace Metals in Zooplankton from the Mangrove Waterways of Coringa, East Coast of India with Special Reference to Industrial Effluents by N V Prasad; Chapter 11: Seasonal and Spatial Variations in Taxonomic Composition and Biomass of Zooplankton in Estuarine Waters and the Bay Environment of Coringa Mangroves, East Cost of India by N V Prasad; Chapter 12: Studies on Qualitative and Quantitative Plankton Production using Duck Droppings by S K Majhi, B K Mahapatra, K Vinod and B K Mandal; Chapter 13: Spacio-temporal Trends in Phytoplankton Primary Production in Marikanave Reservoir by Syed Fasihuddin & E T Puttaiah; Chapter 14: Study of Algal Communities of Sonvad Dam of Dhule as Indicators of Organic Water Pollution by S N Nandan & D S Jain; Chapter 15: Biological Evaluation of Water Quality Using Phytoplankton on Phutala Lake and Well in Nagpur by Arun K Pandey & Rakesh K Pandey; Chapter 16: Diversity of Zooplankton in Rakasakoppa Reservoir of Belgaum, North Karnataka by B N Sunkad; Chapter 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 by M Ganesan, N Jayabalan & K Jegatheesan; Chapter 18: Studies on Zooplankton Distribution in the Coastal Waters of Dakshina Kannada, West Coat of India by T V Ramana and M P M Reddy; Chapter 19: Biochemical Composition and Calorific Potential of Zooplankton from the Mangrove Waters and the Bay Environment of Kakinada, South East Coast of India by N V Prasad; Chapter 20: Seasonal Fluctuation of Different Zooplanktonic Groups of a Rainfed Wetland in Relation to Some Abiotic Factors by S B Patra and N C Datta; Chapter 21: Phytoplankton Dynamics in Anchar Lake, Kashmir by Shamim A Bhat and Ashok K Pandit; Chapter 22: Detoxification Efficiency of Four Fungal sp on Dye Effluent by K T K Anandapandian, S Chandrasekarenthiran, S Kirupaa and G Ram Kumar; Chapter 23: Stable Carbon Isotopic Studies on Zooplankton in Mangrove Waters and the Bay Environment of Kakinada, East Coast of India by N V Prasad and P Chandramohan; Chapter 24: Zooplankton Population Assessment in the Coastal Waters off Kakinada and Mumbai by V W Lande; Chapter 25: Seasonal Variations in Freshwater Protozoans in Kali-Nadi, District Etah, U P, India by A K Paliwal; Chapter 26: Ecologically Significant Species of Zooplankton in Coringa Mangrove Ecosystem, Andhra Pradesh by N V Prasad; Chapter 27: Feeding Modes and Associated Mechanisms in Zooplankton by Ram Kumar; Chapter 28: Relation Between Water Circulation and Zooplankton Distribution in the Bay Environment of Kakinada, East Coast of India by N V Prasad; Chapter 29: Limnological Studies of Mosam River of Maharashtra with Relation to Phytoplankton by N H Aher & S N Nandan; Chapter 30: Preliminary Observations on Breeding Behaviour of Freshwater Rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus by Sampada Tadphale and Madhuri Pejaver; Chapter 31: Biodiversity of Chlorophyceae in Haranbari Dam of Baglan (Maharashtra) by N H Aher and S N Nandan.