title: Pollution status and conservation strategies of Moirang River, Manipur with a note on its aquatic bio-resources.
abstract: An attempt has been made to evaluate pollution status and aquatic bio-resources of the Moirang river near its mouth in the Loktak Lake. The river water is considered polluted as it has high concentration of free CO2 (14.8 mg/l), nitrite-nitrogen (0.040 mg/l), inorganic phosphorus (0.107 mg/l and faecal coliform bacteria (162/100 ml). Aquatic bio-resources of the river include 24 species of fishes representing 20 genera of 13 families and 16 species of macrophytes representing 14 genera of 9 families. The floral and faunal compositions of the river were mostly widely distributed forms that can survive in polluted environments. Fishery potential and conservation strategies of the river are discussed.
authors: Lake Monitoring and Research Laboratory, Loktak Development Authority, Ningthoukhong, Manipur-795126, India. laishramkosygin@yahoo.com
authors: Laishram
authors: L
authors: Kosygin
authors: Haobijam
authors: H
authors: Dhamendra
authors: Rajkumari
authors: R
authors: Gyaneshwari
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005399:Fishes / Q000145:classification*; D007194:India; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D009566:Nitrates / Q000032:analysis; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis; D010944:Plants / Q000145:classification*; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D008670:Metals; D009566:Nitrates; D014873:Water Pollutants; D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen