Application of wetland zooplankton index to assess the degree of eutrophication in Sri Lankan reservoirs
| 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.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.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 |
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| dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9273 | |
| 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 |