Classification, Characterization and Comparison of Aquatic Ecosystems in the Landscape of Adilabad District, Telangana, Deccan Region, India

Abstract

A landscape is a mosaic of natural and/or artificial communities and waterbodies and may contain several distinct ecosystems. Human life depends on many services delivered by the water-based aquatic and land-based terrestrial ecosystems. A wide variety of aquatic ecosystems exist and although they represent a low percentage of the Earth's surface, their roles and functions make them crucial. Aquatic ecosystems especially inland aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing numerous economic and societal benefits to humans. Understanding diversity of aquatic ecosystems within landscape is a fundamental goal of both basic and applied ecological research. This study recognizes, defines, classifies, characterizes and compares for the first time the aquatic resources vis-à-vis aquatic ecosystems in the landscape of Adilabad District, Telangana, "Deccan Region", India, which was selected as the study area. The study was based on a review of available data on aquatic ecosystems in the District, discussions with key personnel, a week day reconnaissance survey over the study area during the pre-and post-monsoon season and a week day field visit during the dry season, 2010-11 by Vegetable Research Station, Rajendranagar in collaboration with National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Rajendranagar. The study recognizes inland waters as important landscape features and reports exclusively freshwater in these inland waters across the study area. About 4.

Plastic pollution in the marine environment

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Zooplankton Productivity Evaluation of Lentic and Lotic Ecosystem

“…Whereas such variation, strongly combine the quality characteristics to make the healthy habitat of running waters compare to still waters. Flow of water should be unidirectional also observed that spatial and temporal heterogeneity in all the scales (microhabitats) in potent level and high degree [8].…”

“…Dry season disturb the fauna and flora which occurs in both the aqua system globally and it can be strongly affect the communities. Whereas the drying effect depends on ecosystem and their relationship with local species ability strengthens the community, dryness is completely different with climate and their community responses between lentic and lotic water system comparatively [8].…”

Interrelationship between limnological parameters of a floodplain lake in Dwarkeshwar river basin and their impact on fish biodiversity

“…West Bengal has more than 150 floodplain lakes encompassing a segment of 42,000 ha, accounting for around 22% of the entire state's freshwater habitat (ICAR, 2006) [6] . Limnology is the prime factor to determine the health status of any aquatic body (Reddy et al, 2018) [8] . Seasonal fluctuations on limnology have a great impact on the hydrological status of aquatic body (Alaez et al, 2006) [9] .…”