Index

Abstract
1.Introduction
2. Study Objectives
3. Study Area
4. Review of Literature
5. Materials and Methods
  5.1 Physicochemical analysis
  5.2 Biological analysis
    5.2.1 Coliform test
    5.2.2 Phytoplankton analysis
    5.2.3 Zooplankton analysis
6. Results and Discussion
7. Conclusion
Figures | Tables
  Figure 1: Food web in an aquatic ecosystem
  Figure 2: Bottom up control in the aquatic ecosystem
  Figure 3: Top down control in the aquatic ecosystem
  Figure 4: The location of Bangalore district.
  Figure 5: The location of selected lakes in Bangalore district
  Figure 6: Location of sampling points in Sankey lake.
  Figure 7: Location of sampling points in Rachenahalli lake.
  Figure 8: Location of sampling points in Ulsoor lake.
  Figure 9: Location of sampling points in Tippagondanahalli lake.
  Figure 10: Experiment 1: Relation between species richness and volume of water filtered.
  Figure 11: Experiment 1: Number of organisms obtained for different volumes of water filtered.
  Figure 12: Experiment 2: Relation between species richness and volume of water filtered.
  Figure 13: Experiment 2: Number of organisms obtained for different volumes of water filtered
  Figure 14: Abundance of Keratella tropica in Sampling point 3 of Rachenahalli lake.
Tables
Table 1: Physical, Chemical and Biological Characteristics of Lentic and Lotic Ecosystems
Table 2.1: Basic taxonomic differences among the freshwater Zooplankton community
Table 2.2: Environmental factors assumed to influence species richness in limnetic zooplankton communities
Table 3: Distribution of lakes by taluks in Bangalore district
Table 4: The selected lakes and their use values
Table 5: Methods for physicochemical and biological analysis
Table 6: Experiment 1: Relation between species richness and volume of water filtered.
Table 7: Experiment 1: Number of organisms obtained for different volumes of water filtered
Table 8: Experiment 2: Relation between species richness and volume of water filtered.
Table 9: Experiment 2: Number of organisms obtained for different volumes of water filtered
Table 10: Physicochemical analysis of Sankey lake
Table 11: Physicochemical analysis of Rachenahalli lake
Table 12: Physicochemical analysis of Ulsoor lake
Table 13: Physicochemical analysis of Tippagondanahalli lake
Table 14: Zooplankton qualitative analysis of Sankey lake
  Table 15: Zooplankton quantitative analysis of Sankey lake
  Table16: Zooplankton qualitative analysis of Rachenahalli lake
Table 17: Zooplankton quantitative analysis of Rachenahalli lake
Table 18: Zooplankton qualitative analysis of Ulsoor lake
Table 19: Zooplankton quantitative analysis of Ulsoor lake
Table 20: Zooplankton qualitative analysis of Tippagondanahalli lake.
Table 21: Zooplankton quantitative analysis of Tippagondanahalli lake
Table 22: Shannon-Weiner index for zooplankton diversity in the lakes
Table 23: Zooplankton taxa obtained during the study and pollution status of the lakes.
Table 24: Results for the biomonitoring of the lakes.
References
Appendix – 1
Appendix – 2
Appendix – 3
Acknowledgement
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