Limnology is the study of hydrology that studies inland water (running and standing water, fresh and saline water), including their biological, physical, chemical, geological and hydrological aspects. This includes study of lake, pond, rivers, streams, wetland and ground water. Limnology: An interdisciplinary science with multifarious dimensions has emerged which deals with the study of structural and functional attributes of the lentic fresh water environment and problems associated with them. The term limnology coined by Franco sis-Alphonse Forel (1841-1912) who established field with his studies of lake Geneva.(A.D. Adoni, 1985). Streams, rivers, wetlands and lakes are home for many small animals called macro invertebrates. These animals generally include insects, crustaceans, mollusks, arachnids and annelids. The term "macro invertebrates" describe those animals that have no back bone and can be seen with naked eyes. Invertebrates that are retained on a 0.25mm mesh net are generally referred to as macro invertebrates. Many are found
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