R U Sawaiker
Goa University, India
Biography
R U Sawaiker is a Research Scholar in the Department of Botany, Goa University, India on Limnological studies of fresh water bodies in Goa. During her research, she has analyzed water samples for physico-chemical and biological parameters from four selected fresh water bodies for a period of two years following standard protocols. It was observed that physical and chemical variables tested during study, were possible drivers of diatom communities. This particular paper deals with use of modern software like OMNIDA GB 5.3 to derive Louis Leclercq IDSE/5 index. Diatoms encountered during study were found to be most powerful ecological indicators of degradation levels of selected water bodies. They are right tools for biomonitoring, as indicator value of diatoms is well accepted and highly used across the continents. It is an ideal means by which progress towards integrated water resources management can be monitored.
Abstract
Abstract : Biomonitoring of selected freshwater bodies using diatoms as ecological indicators