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Lake Kolleru - Environmental Status (Past and Present), This book highlights the Present and Past information on the physico-chemical properties, geographical features, ecology, biodiversity profiles besides huge potential of capture and culture fisheries of Lake Kolleru authored by various experts. It also depicts a holistic approach in the assessment of the impacts of anthropogenic activities on this fragile wetland. Most of the papers emphasize the immediate need for the conservation of the lake. Although trends are recognized, there is a need for an effective strategy that could minimize the threats and some papers throw light on the strategies for the sustainable management of this ecologically important interface. Keeping in view the unique and significant role of Lake Kolleru in protecting ecological balance, the information presented in different papers in the book will be very useful in providing a holistic concept for ecologists, biologists, research students, planners, statutory and regulatory authorities.

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Y. Anjaneyulu has 30 Years of teaching Experience and presently working as Professor and Head, Centre for Environment, JNT University where he is involved in teaching at post-graduate courses and R&D activities. He has published more than 90 research publications in various National and International journals and guided 19 Ph.Ds, 14 M.Phils and a large number of M.Sc. Tech; M.Tech dissertations. Prof. Y. Anjaneyulu worked as a visiting scientist of the British Council, and Post Doctoral Fellow at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 1986 and continuing link programmes with that Institute. Since 1997 he is acting as Chairman Board of Studies for the faculty of Environmental Sciences and Technology and Pharmacy of JNTU. Prof. Anjaneyulu received the Best Teacher Award of Government of Andhra Pradesh for the year 2002. He is currently working on various sponsored R&D projects on Mangrove Ecosystems Modeling and Management, Environmental Quality Mapping, Applications of Environmental Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Quality and Impact Assessment, Air Pollution Monitoring. He has edited three books: Industrial Pollution and Control Technologies (ICIPACT-97), Hazardous Waste Management Cycling and Distribution of Nutrients and Trace Metals in the Godavari Estuarine Mangrove Environment and he has also authored a number of books on various environmental themes like Air Pollution and Control Technologies, Environmental Impact Assessment, etc. M.K. Durga Prasad is a Professor of Aquatic Biology in the Department of Zoology in Nagarjuna University. He has published sixty research papers in many National and International Journals. He has authored and edited sixteen books. Prof. Durga Prasad has attended forty National and International Conferences. He has visited Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Belgium, England and Czechoslovakia on various scientific assignments. Prof. Durga Prasad is the recipient of the National Award for writing a book on popular science from the Ministry of Education, New Delhi.

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