Fundamentals of Ecology by Eugene P. Odum

Odum credited his father for imparting a holistic approach to exploring subjects. Odum, and older brother of the ecologist Howard T. The Odum School of Ecology is named in his honor. Odum wrote the popular ecology textbook, Fundamentals of Ecology (1953). Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1977)Įcologist, mathematician, natural philosopher, and systems ecologistĮugene Pleasants Odum (Septem– August 10, 2002) was an American biologist at the University of Georgia known for his pioneering work on ecosystem ecology. Seasonal water quality data along with qualitative and quantitative information of biological parameters have also been taken into consideration to highlight the impact of phytoremediation on wetland ecosystem dynamics on one hand and pollution stress on the structural and functional components of the water body on the other hand.Pioneering the concept of the ecosystem the interdependence of divergent ecosystems as the basis of how the earth functions

Besides, new Biotic Indices (Species Pollution Value-SPV and Community Pollution Value-CPV) have been developed using data on the distributional patterns of zooplankton in order to assess the degree of pollution of the studied wetlands.

Quantification of the variabilities of different biotic components caused by water pollution has been assessed by recording binary distribution patterns of zooplankton and similarity indices. The study site-II has been selected with a view to evaluate the pollution stress on the structural components of this wetland ecosystem as it receives waste water because of anthropogenic activities, and the study site-I is away from any pollution impact as it is located in a well managed natural park. Two of the selected wetlands (study site-III and study site-IV) used to receive water from raw sewage after undergoing phytoremediation process. In this context, an attempt has been made in the present paper to evaluate the existing environmental health of four selected contrasting wetlands of this eco-zone of global importance by qualitative and quantitative hydro-biological studies. Wetlands, Ramsar Site, Hydrobiology, Zooplankton, Phytoremediation, Species Pollution Value (SPV), Community Pollution Value (CPV)ĪBSTRACT: East Kolkata Wetland (EKW) has been assigned the status of Ramsar Site because of its vastness as well as self purification capabilities which have been utilized by local people for the massive agricultural and aquaculture production for more than one century. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, 1-574.īiomonitoring of Four Contrasting Wetlands of Kolkata, West Bengal Based on Zooplankton Ecodynamics and Biotic IndicesĪUTHORS: Poulomi Sanyal, Nandan Bhattacharya, Susanta Kumar Chakraborty

Fundamentals of Ecology by Eugene P. Odum