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Diversity ofMacroinvertebrates as a Tool to AssessAquatic Pollution in Lentic Ecosystems


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1 Department of Zoology, Maharani's Science College for Women, Mysore-570 005, Karnataka, India
 

In the three lakes of Mysore city recorded fourteen species of macroinvertebrates. Different diversity indices for these macroinvertebrtaes were computed, which have shown that the Kamana lake is moderately polluted and other two lakes (Mandakally lake and Devanoor lake) are heavily polluted.

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Macroinvertebrates, Diversity Indices, Aquatic Pollution, Lentic Ecosystems.
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B. Padmanabha
Department of Zoology, Maharani's Science College for Women, Mysore-570 005, Karnataka, India

Abstract


In the three lakes of Mysore city recorded fourteen species of macroinvertebrates. Different diversity indices for these macroinvertebrtaes were computed, which have shown that the Kamana lake is moderately polluted and other two lakes (Mandakally lake and Devanoor lake) are heavily polluted.

Keywords


Macroinvertebrates, Diversity Indices, Aquatic Pollution, Lentic Ecosystems.