Nature Environment and Pollution Technology

B. M. Sudeep ¹, S. Srikantaswamy ², Shankar P. Hosmani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore, Mysore-570 006, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Studies in Environmental Science, University of Mysore, Mysore-570 006, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

An attempt was made to compare a protected lake (Hadhinaru lake) with an unprotected (Shetty lake) lake by means of phytoplankton analysis. Based on phytoplankton analysis, Chlorophyceae were more abundant in Shetty lake than in Hadhinaru lake, while Cyanophyceae and Bacillariophyceae were uniformly distributed in both the lakes. Desmids were slightly higher in number in Hadhinaru lake. Euglenophyceae were more abundant in Shetty lake. Although one lake is protected from human activities and the other is left open for various activities, the findings are almost similar in both the lakes, and they need regular monitoring.

Keywords

Phytoplankton Dynamics, Trophic State, Shetty Lake, Hadhinaru Lake.

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