Volume : IV, Issue : V, May - 2015

DIVERSITY OF LIMNOPLANKTONS IN TWO FRESH WATER LAKES OF ETHIOPIA

Dr. B. Sai Ram Pattnaik, Abraham Shonga

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 Limnology as understood today as study of structural and functional relationships as well as productivity of organisms in inland aquatic ecosystem regulated by the dynamics of their physical, chemical and biotic communities.  Study of ecosystem regulation is a perennial theme in ecology and from such studies we know that communities are influenced by a variety  of physical, chemical and biological factors.   An inland lake or pond is a “self conditional institution” or “closed community “enjoying considerable independence of the adjacent  land mass. But due to rapid industrial and urban development some of the physiographical features of these fresh water bodies have under  gone rapid changes causing much damage to the floral and faunal diversity. Study of Limnoplankton is of paramount importance since these  serve as food for many larger organisms forming important link in the food cycle.  Studies pertaining to systematic studies are getting low in recent periods. Rather much emphasis is now being given to specialized studies.  The extinction of several species in aquatic environment is now an alarming omen in future to come. Present investigation is small attempt to  understand the aquatic diversity of two of the rift valley Lakes of Ethiopia.

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Dr. B. SAI RAM PATTNAIK, ABRAHAM SHONGA DIVERSITY OF LIMNOPLANKTONS IN TWO FRESH WATER LAKES OF ETHIOPIA International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 5 May 2015

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