LAKES AND WETLANDS

About the Book

Lakes and wetland basins enjoy many imperative values for humans. They supply water for domestic and other uses; and they serve as habitats for important food species comprising various forms of aquatic life and supporting the earth’s biodiversity. The book has eminent itself by incorporating the standalone research papers focusing on the variables in lakes and wetlands with the wide coverage from fundamental features of all aquatic systems to the details of processes and applications. The book will supports the readers to acquire an understanding regarding morphometry, water quality and hydrology, sediment characteristics, aquatic eco system, phytoplanktons, Ostracod and Foraminifers, heavy metals in mangroves and pollution threat to the coasts. The book includes the recent works and the conclusions are supported by author’s original data at the end of each part. These features makes this book fascinating and requisite to graduates, researchers and decision makers of the wetland resources in different parts of the World.

About the Author

S. Vasudevan is Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, India. He has completed his M.Sc., and obtained his Ph.D., in Applied Geology from Annamalai University in the field of Sedimentology. He is an expert in the field of sedimentology, geospatial technology, Limnology and application of radioactive isotopes techniques in the vicinity of environmental sedimentology. His research programmes are supported by UGC, DST and MSSRF. He is an winner of INSA Fellow-2010. T. Ramkumar is Professor and Head, Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, India. He obtained Master’s degree from Annamalai University as well as from University of Nottingham, U.K. He is the winner of the British Overseas Administrative Scholarship for his higher studies in U.K. He got his specialisation in the field of coastal and estuarine sedimentology and geochemistry. His research programmes are supported by DST, UGC, NRDMS and MOES etc R. K. Singhal is Head, Analytical Spectroscopy Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, India. He completed Post-Doctrate fellow at Institut de Physique Nucleaire, University de sud Paris, France through European union sponsored project. His area of interest is various aspects of impact assessment of controlled releases of various contaminants from anthropogenic and natural sources (Nuclear and conventional) and concentrates on their Environmental Chemodynamics. Dr. A. Rajanikanth is Senior Scientist, Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany (BSIP), Lucknow, India. He has completed his Post graduation from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and was a Gold Medalist. He did his Ph.D from the Lucknow University, Lucknow and was awarded doctorate for his contribution to the Mesozoic Flora of east coast. His area of interest is climate change and plant markers, Palaeophytoecology and palaeophytogeography. He published about fifty research papers, written forty science related articles and edited many books, Annual Reports, News Letters and scientific documents. G. Ramesh is Assistant Professor of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, India. He obtained his M.Phil. degree in Geology from Annamalai University. He was awarded with research fellowship by the DOD for his research work. He has developed ingenious technique in the field of coastal geochemistry. He has published research papers in refereed international and national journals.