Ecology and Ethology of Aquatic Biota (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. 1. Ecobiodiversity of aquatic biota in certain freshwater ecosystems of Santal Pargana (Jharkhand), India/Arvind Kumar and H.P. Gupta. 2. Energy cost of melamorphosis in the tadpoles of Microhyla ornata (Anura : Amphibia)/Charulata Dei and M.C. Dash. 3. On some aspects of ecobiology of common fishes of the polluted river Damodar in West Bengal (India)/B.K. Biswas and S.K. Konar. 4. Role of macrofauna in energy partioning and nutrient recycling in a tidal creek of Sundarbans Mangrove forest, India/P.B. Ghosh. 5. Aquaculture in inland saline waters of India : present status and future possibilities/C. Saha, B.C. Mohapatra and B.K. Sahu. 6. Role of nutrients on phytoplankton diversity in the north east coast of the Bay of Bengal/Kakoli Banerjee, Abhijit Mitra, D.P. Bhattacharyya and Amalesh Choudhury. 7. Effect of antifouling coatings on aquatic biota: an overview/V. Wilsanand and R. Paulmurugan. 8. Dynamics of sediment characteristics and Benthic fauna in modified extensive shrimp culture system/S.K. Das and D.N. Saksena. 9. Role of ecotoxicological research to the protection of our aquatic environment/Bidhan C. Patra. 10. Ecotechnology for limnological profile of Kawar lake with special reference to biogeochemical cycles/Arvind Kumar, Chandan Bohra and A.K. Singh. 11. Status of aquatic bodies in Warangal : their protection and conservation/K. Vijayapal Reddy, Y. Kalyani, M. Rayappa, G. Satyanarayana, B. Suvarna, K. Prameela and M.A. Singara Charya. 12. Pesticides and its impact on aquatic ecosystems/R.K. Srivastava and Smita Vidyarthi. 13. Impact of pesticides on algae : a review/J.P. Verma. 14. Evaluation on growth, survival and carcass composition of Osteobrama Belangeri (VAL) fed with different non-conventional pelleted feeds/W. Jayadeve and W. Wishwanath. 15. Study on water quality of cattle and pig manure fed fish pond/N.K. Verma, A.K. Singh, R. Yadav and R.K. Jha. 16. Density, biomass and microdistribution of a Caddisfly larva (Lepidostoma spp.) in deciduous forest stream of Alagar hill (Eastern Ghats) South India/N. Krishnan and N. Arun Nagendran. 17. Relationship between temperature and assimilation efficiency of aquatic insects : an overview/N. Krishnan and N. Arun Nagendran. 18. Effects of some ichthyotoxic plants on freshwater hillstream fishes of mid-central Himalayan region/Yogambar Singh Farswan. 19. Microbial bioremediation of environmental problems/S. Srivastava, R.S. Upadhyay, A. Kumar and B.V. Pandey. 20. Distribution ecology of protozoa in relation to water quality in river Cauvery, Karnataka, India/J. Narayana and R.K. Somashekar. 21. Asplanchna induced phenotypic plasticity in Brachionus calyciflorus and its adaptive significance : a laboratory approach/Aftab Alam, Asif A. Khan, S.A. Untoo and Saltanat Parveen. 22. Plankton dynamics n a bar-built estuary/K. Vareethiah. 23. Enzyme ecology of fish/G. Tripathi and P. Verma. 24. Studies on the waste generation potential from crustaceans landings in southwest coast of Kanyakumari district, India/G. Immanuel, Vedamany Menenthira, A. Palavesam and M. Peter Marian. 25. A note on the trash fish catch of the mechanised trawlers in Kanyakumari district during the years 1991-1993/G. Immanuel, Vedamany Menenthira, A. Palavesam and M. Peter Marian. 26. Seasonal fluctuation of phytoplankton of brackishwater impoundments along Nethravathi estuary/K.M. Rajesh and Mridula R. Mendon. 27. Plankton as indicators of trophic status of wetlands/Ashok K. Pandit. 28. Integrated biological control of water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes in the fresh water habitats of India/A.G. Murugesan, S. Rameshwari and N. Sukumaran. 29. Primary productivity of a sewage fed aquatic ecosystem/Chandan Bohra and Arvind Kumar. 30. Observations on the eco-biology of an aquatic heteropteran bug. Gerris Spinolae with a description of its Nymphal Instars/Nanda Verma and M. Raziuddin. 31. Biochemical, nutritional and microbiological quality of sun-dried Exocoetus sp. (Flying fish) of Imphal, market, Manipur/Hijam Binota and W. Vishwanath. 32. Effect of environmental factors on Zooplankton (Biomass-number) production in a polluted tank/M.B. Nadoni, P.S. Murthy and B.B. Hosetti. 33. Enhancement of biomass yield and nitrogen fixation of Azolla pinnata using phosphorus and different waste materials/M.C. Kalita. 34. The effect of Endosulfan on the backwater clam (Meretrix casta)/M. Srinivasan, A. Murugan, R, Rajaram and M.A. Badhul Haq. 35. Effect of dietary intake of crude aflatoxin on blood biochemistry of Channa punctatus/Shishir K. Verma, Shambhoo Prasad and N.K. Dubey. 36. Screening of indigenous plants for piscicidal activity in fish Nemacheilus Sinuatus Ham/Manoj Abhimanyu Patil. 37. Isolation and characterisation of herbicide resistant bacteria from paddy fields of South Tamil Nadu/Anbalagan, S. Ranjit Singh, A.J.A. and R. Palaniappan. 38. Bio-removal of copper by aquatic macrophyte Ottelia alismoides (L)/S. Vincent, M. Mary Jee Jee Cruz Malar Vizhi. 39. Inter-relationship of biotic communities and physico-chemical factors with primary productivity/J.P. Verma and R.C. Mohanty. 40. Ethology of certain air breathing fish during a total Solar eclipse at Dumka (Santal Pargana) in Jharkhand, India/Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra. 41. Domestic sewage in relation to marine pollution/C. Maruthanayagam and C. Senthil Kumar. 42. Biochemical studies on some selected marine zooplankton population at Palk Bay region/C. Maruthanayagam, C. Senthil Kumar and K. Shanthi. 43. Role of seed extracted by-product (neem cake) of the plant Azadiracta indica (Linn.) on survival, yield and reproduction of fish/S.K. Sarkar. 44. Studies on eco-biology of molluscs of Jharkhand, India/Arvind Kumar and Ajay Kumar. 45. Inter-relationship between phytoplankton and fish seed diversity around Sagar island/A. Mitra, K. Banerjee, S. Pal, S. Neogi and D.P. Bhattacharya.

Vol. II. 1. The ecology of aquatic biota in thermal springs/Arvind Kumar. 2. Impact of degradation of aquatic ecosystems on fisheries—a case study Midnapore district, West Bengal/Tapas Paria and Sushil Kanta Konar. 3. Seasonal variations of elements and dynamics of nutrients in a typical brackishwater pond ecosystem used for traditional shrimp culture/S.K. Das and D.N. Saksena. 4. A composite approach for evaluation of the effect of Malathion on Gobiid fish Glossogobius giuris (HAM)/M. Ramachandra Mohan. 5. Studies on pollutional impact of Tannery effluent on fish and livestock/Ashis Panigrahi and Amalendu Chakraborti. 6. Macro-invertebrate fauna of Mangrove soil habitat and its characteristic features: a case study from Cochin Mangroves in Kerala/R. Sunil Kumar. 7. Physico-chemical parameters in the near shore waters off Mangalore receiving treated industrial effluents/Mridula R. Mendon an K.M. Rajesh. 8. Toxic effects of chromium sulphate on the Indian catfish heteropheustes fossilis (bloch) in short term and long term exposure/D.N. Roy and N.K. Dubey. 9. Bacteriological status of river water in Asansol town, district—Burdwan, W.B./Chinmoy Chatterjee and M. Raziuddin. 10. Toxicity of copper on the morphological and behavioural aspects in "Labeo rohita"/C. Maruthanayagam, G. Sharmila and Arvind Kumar. 11. Effect of zinc on oxygen consumption and glycogen metabolism of an estuarine hermit crab Clibanarius infraspinatus (Hilgendorf)/P. Kumarasamy, K. Muthukumaravel and S. Parimala. 12. Toxic effect of Protein Products of India (PPI) effluent to a freshwater teleost fish Cyprinus carpio var. communis/M. Ramesh. 13. Ground water pollution through nitrogeneous fertilizers: a review of modelling approaches/K.G. Singh, S.K. Sondhi and Bijay Singh. 14. An analysis of fisheries extension and its impact on social change among fishing community/P.N. Ananth, R. Venkattakumar and V.G. Sunil. 15. Rearing of giant fresh water prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii in pond with water exchange facility and in pond with stagnant water/N.R. Chattopadhyay and A.K. Panigrahi. 16. Effect of industrial pollution at Kalu river in the content of minerals (iron, phosphorus, potassium) in its vegetation-I/S.A. Salgare and R.N. Acharekar. 17. Effect of industrial pollution at Kalu river on the amino acid (aspartic acid, alanine, cysteine, glycine) content of its vegetation-II/S.A. Salgare and R.N. Acharekar. 18. Phytoplankton dynamics of Udhuwa lake, Jharkhand (India)/Chandan Bohra and Arvind Kumar. 19. Evaluation of semi-intensive brackishwater shrimp farm effluent/T. Jawahar Abraham. 20. Morphometric relationship of fresh water turtle, Kachuga tecta (gray, 1831)/G.S. Solanki. 21. Ecological status of mangroves and their urgent need for development and conservation in and around Cochin estuary in Kerala/R. Sunil Kumar. 22. Eutrophication/R.K. Srivastava and Vandana Raghuwanshi. 23. Immunoresponse of aquatic molluscs in biounsafe environment/Sajal Ray. 24. Effects of plant and animal diets of food utilization of the fresh water carp Labeo Rohita (Hamilton)/Bharat Bhusan Patnaik, A.T. Fleming and M. Selvanayagam. 25. Impact of heavy metals on hydrogen production and nitrogenase activities of photosynthetic sulphur bacteria/B. Rajani Rao, V. Venkatramana Kumar, K. Malathi Reddy and S.K. Mahmood. 26. Probiotics can assure nutritional security in aquaculture : an overview/Bidhan C. Patra and P. Bandyopadhyay. 27. Enzymatic evaluation of a heavily polluted lake in Mysore/T.B. Mruthunjaya and S.P. Hosmani. 28. Benthic foraminifera in evaluating environmental stresses in marginal marine environment—a case study/Sabyasachi Majumdar, Abhijit Mitra, U.C. Panda and Amalesh Choudhury. 29. Impact of industrial pollution on the nutritive value of Valamugil Seheli from harbour waters of Vizag/L.M. Rao, B. Bharatha Lakshmi and Y. Bangaramma. 30. Acute toxicity of carbaryl and methyl parathion on survival of Rana tigrina tadpoles/K. Sampath, I.J.J. Kennedy and R. James. 31. Variations of some abiotic and biotic factors of fish culture ponds treated with neem cake/S.K. Sarkar. 32. Conservation of the perennial river Tamirabarani with special reference to restoration of catchment area and aquatic habitat/A.G. Murugesan, C. Rajakumari and M. Sukumaran. 33. A floristic and socio-economic study of wetlands of Varanasi, (U.P.)/Ajai Kumar Singh. 34. Macrobenthic molluscan spectrum in the coastal West Bengal/Abhijit Mitra, Amitava Aich, Amalesh Choudhury and D.P. Bhattacharyya. 35. Phytoplankton population in water bodies of coal mines area with special reference to pollution indication/Umesh Prasad, P.K. Mishra and Arvind Kumar. 36. Effects of interactions of plant glycocomponent (De-Odorase) and chemical fertilizers on fish, Oreochromis mossambicus/S.K. Sarkar. 37. Planktonic biodiversity in the amphibian habitats of eight districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India/Bikramjit Sinha, Mohini Mohan Borah and Sabitry Bordoloi. 38. Impact of environmental stress on the growth behaviour of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Marts) with special reference to removal of pollutants/Arvind Kumar and Chandan Bohra. 39. Ecology and ethology of water—chestnut cultivation in Bundelkhand region/R.K. Tewari and K.S. Dadhwal. 40. Effects of pH, phosphates and solvents on sulfate reduction by Desulfovibrio/D. Mallik and G.C. Pradhan. 41. Studies on the effluent characteristics of shrimp farms/K. Karl Marx, V. Ramadhas, J. Stephen Sampath Kumar and V. Sundararaj. 42. Aquatic ecosystem and ecology of freshwater tuttle with special reference to Kachuga tecta/G.S. Solanki. 43. Status of Andaman sea ecology: past present and future/I.K. Pai. 44. Phycological studies in Kashmir I: algal biodiversity/M.A. Khan. 45. Water quality and phytoplankton abundance in South Indian river, Tamiraparani/P. Martin and H. Haniffa.

Man has been playing a key role in shaping the environment with most of his activities directed towards its overall degradation. The aquatic ecosystems, which remained balanced and unaffected till the early days of civilization, get rapidly deteriorated due to population explosion, unmindful disposal of sewage and mushroom growth of industries. Billions of gallons of waste water from cities, housing settlements, industries and agricultural fields are thrown into watercourses everyday. Consequently, the ecology of water and ethology of biota existing therein have been greatly threatened. So, in order to focus the importance of ecology and ethology of aquatic biota, the present book has been brought out.

The present book is a unique compilation of 90 articles contributed by eminent authors with different backgrounds, which will act as a key-board in opening new vista in the field of aquatic environment. With its application oriented and interdisciplinary approach, the book would be immensely useful to everyone dealing with aquatic environment, such as university teachers, environmental scientists, academicians, technocrats, politicians, researchers and post graduate students. (jacket)