Application of wetland zooplankton index to assess the degree of eutrophication in Sri Lankan reservoirs

Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.; Sangakkara, S.M.A.I.

UoK Repository Home
→
Science
→
Zoology
→
View Item

dc.contributor.author	Wijeyaratne, M.J.S.
dc.contributor.author	Sangakkara, S.M.A.I.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-24T08:07:19Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-24T08:07:19Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Wijeyaratne, M.J.S. and S.M.A.I. Sangakkara 2015. Application of wetland zooplankton index to assess the degree of eutrophication in Sri Lankan reservoirs. International Journal of Aquatic Biology (2015) 3(4): 208-217.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9273
dc.description.abstract	Wetland Zooplankton Index (WZI) was developed for the low country intermediate zone of Sri Lanka using 20 reservoirs located between latitudes 7°20'22.081"N - 7°48'33.558"N and longitudes 80°1'44.55"E - 80°9'51.509"E. WZI ranged from 1.56 in Anukkane reservoir which is located in a low flat terrain in the midst of agricultural lands to 3.69 in Tampana reservoir which is located in a hilly area with a watershed mainly covered with forests. WZI showed a significant negative correlation with the Nitrate-N content (r = -0.797) and cumulative content of Nitrate-N and total phosphorus (r = -0.795) indicating that it can be used as an indicator of the degree of eutrophication of inland reservoirs in the low country intermediate zone of Sri Lanka.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	International Journal of Aquatic Biology	en_US
dc.subject	Wetland zooplankton index	en_US
dc.subject	Eutrophication	en_US
dc.subject	Nitrate	en_US
dc.subject	Phosphorus	en_US
dc.title	Application of wetland zooplankton index to assess the degree of eutrophication in Sri Lankan reservoirs	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US