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1 Mesléard, F.; Perennou, C. 1996. Aquatic emergent vegetation, ecology and management. Arles, France: Tour du Valat. 86p. (Conservation of Mediterranean wetlands – MedWet no.6)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 GG20 MES Record No: H037346)
2 Finlayson, Max. 2005. Plant ecology of Australia’s tropical floodplain wetlands: a review. Annals of Botany, 96:541-555.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 333.91 G922 FIN Record No: H038047)
3 Finlayson, Max; Storrs, M. J.; Lindner, G. 1997. Degradation and rehabilitation of wetlands in the Alligator River Region of northern Australia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 5:19-36.
Wetlands ; Hydrology ; Ecology ; Water buffaloes ; Risk assessment ; Aquatic plants ; Climate change / Australia / Alligator River Region
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7732 Record No: H039682)
4 Finlayson, Max; Chick, A.; von Oertzen, I.; Mitchell, D. 1987. Treatment of piggery effluent by an aquatic plant filter. Biological Wastes, 19:179-196.
Effluents ; Analysis ; Wastewater ; Piggeries ; Aquatic plants ; Plant growth ; Wastewater treatment ; Filtration / Australia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7739 Record No: H039689)
5 Finlayson, Max. 1984. Short-term responses of young Typha domingensis and Typha orientalis plants to high levels of potassium chloride. Aquatic Botany, 20: 75-85.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7741 Record No: H039691)
6 Finlayson, Max; Forrester, R. I.; Mitchell, D. S.; Chick, A. J. 1985. Identification of native Typha species in Australia. Australian Journal of Botany, 33: 101-107.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7742 Record No: H039692)
7 Finlayson, Max; Farrell, T. P.; Griffiths, D. J. 1984. Studies of the hydrobiology of a tropical lake in North-Western Queensland: III. Growth, chemical composition and potential for harvesting of the aquatic vegetation. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 35: 525-536.
Lakes ; Hydrobiology ; Aquatic plants ; Nutrients ; Water quality ; Pollution control ; Analytical methods ; Heavy metals / Australia / North Western Queensland / Lake Moondarra / Mount Isa
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7743 Record No: H039693)
8 Finlayson, Max; Farrell, T. P.; Griffiths, D. J. 1984. The hydrobiology of five man-made lakes in North-Western Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 95:29-40.
Lakes ; Hydrobiology ; Aquatic plants ; Phytoplankton ; Nutrients / Australia / North Western Queensland / Mount Isa / Lake Moondarra / Lake Mary Kathleen / Rifle Creek / Lake Corella / Lake Julius
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7744 Record No: H039694)
9 von Oertzen, I.; Finlayson, Max. 1984. Wastewater treatment with aquatic plants: Ecotypic differentiation of Typha domingensis seedlings. Environmental Pollution, 35:259-269.
Wastewater treatment ; Filtration ; Aquatic plants ; Typha ; Growth rate ; Effluents ; Salinity / Australia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7746 Record No: H039696)
10 Hocking, P. J.; Finlayson, Max; Chick, A. J. 1983. The biology of Australian weeds: 12. Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. The Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, 49:123-132.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7747 Record No: H039697)
11 Finlayson, Max; Roberts, J.; Chick, A. J.; Sale, P. J. M. 1983. The biology of Australian weeds: II. Typha domingensis Pers. and Typha orientalis Presl. The Journal of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science, 49: 3-10.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7748 Record No: H039698)
12 Finlayson, Max; Mitchell, D. S. 1982. Treatment of rural wastewaters in Australia with aquatic plants: A summary. Der Tropenlandwirt, Zeitschrift fur die Landwirtschaft in den Tropen und Subtropen, 83: S. 155-165.
Wastewater treatment ; Effluents ; Sewage ; Nutrients ; Aquatic plants ; Aquatic weeds ; Filtration / Australia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7751 Record No: H039701)
13 Finlayson, Max; Chick, A. J. 1983. Testing the potential of aquatic plants to treat abattoir effluent. Water Research, 17(4): 415-422.
Aquatic plants ; Wastewater treatment ; Effluents ; Analysis ; Nitrogen ; Phosphorus ; Nutrients ; Salinity ; Evapotranspiration / Australia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7753 Record No: H039703)
14 Atkins, R. P.; Congdon, R. A.; Finlayson, Max; Gordon, D. M. 1977. Lake Leschenaultia: an oligotrophic artificial lake in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia, 59(3):65-70.
Lakes ; Reservoirs ; Aquatic plants ; Phytoplankton ; Water quality ; Oxygen ; Cation ; Silica ; Phosphorus ; Nitrogen / Australia / Western Australia / Chidlow / Lake Leschenaultia
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7762 Record No: H039712)
15 Engelhardt, K. A. M.; Ritchie, M. E. 2001. Effects of macrophyte species richness on wetland ecosystem functioning and services. Nature, 4116838):687-689.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7848 Record No: H039951)
16 Mmopelwa, G. 2006. Economic and financial analysis of harvesting and utilization of river reed in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Journal of Environmental Management, 79:329-335.
River basins ; Wetlands ; Aquatic plants ; Harvesting ; Economic analysis ; Villages / Botswana / Okavango Delta
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7905 Record No: H040134)
17 Jayaweera, M. W.; Kasige, A. P.; Kularatne, R. K. A.; Wijeyekoon, S. L. J. 2006. Removal mechanisms and efficiencies of selected heavy metals in constructed wetlands. In Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC). Sustainable development of water resources, water supply and environmental sanitation: 32nd WEDC International Conference, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13th - 17th November 2006. Preprints. Leicestershire, UK: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) pp.562-568.
Wetlands ; Heavy metals ; Wastewater ; Sediment ; Analysis ; Water purification ; Aquatic plants ; Eichhornia crassipes ; Appropriate technology
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 WAT Record No: H041050)
18 Dumont, H. J. (Ed.) 2009. The Nile: origin, environments, limnology and human use. New York, NY, USA: Springer. 818p. (Monographiae Biologicae, Vol. 89)
River basins ; History ; Ecology ; Ecosystems ; Hydrology ; Natural resources ; Climate ; Limnology ; Biodiversity ; Water quality ; Water pollution ; Bacteria ; Viruses ; Lakes ; Plankton ; Zooplankton ; Phytoplankton ; Fish ; Fisheries ; Benthos ; Crustacea ; Mollusca ; Aquatic plants ; Aquatic insects ; Birds ; Water law / Africa / Ethiopia / Egypt / Sudan / Uyganda / Kenya / Nile River Basin / Rift Valley / Lake Tana / Blue Nile / White Nile / Lake Nasser / Lake Nubia / Lake Kyoga / Lake Victoria / Lake Albert / Lake Turkana / Lake Manzala / Chad Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.64 G100 DUM Record No: H042456)
19 Weligamage, Parakrama; Godaliyadda, G. G. A.; Jinapala, K. (Eds.) 2010. Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9-11 June 2009. Vol. 1. Irrigation for food security. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 160p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2010.210]
Food security ; Climate change ; River basins ; Water shortage ; Irrigated farming ; Water quality ; Tanks ; Aquatic plants ; Rice ; Food insecurity ; Water resource management ; Zero tillage ; Weed control ; Agroforestry ; Canals ; Surface runoff ; Remote sensing / Sri Lanka / Deduru Oya Basin / Anuradhapura District / Mi Oya River Basin / Inginimitiya Irrigation System / Yan Oya watershed / Aluth Divulwewa sub watershed
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 WEL Record No: H042888)
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This is the first volume on the proceedings of the national conference on ‘Water for Food and Environment’, which was held from June 9–11, 2009 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The volumes two and three have been produced as separate documents of this report series. In response to a call for abstracts, 81 abstracts were received from government institutes dealing with water resources and agriculture development, also from universities, other freelance researchers and researchers from the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Forty Seven of the eighty-one abstracts that were submitted were accepted for compiling full papers. In the past couple of years the sharp increase in food prices worldwide has raised serious concerns about food security, especially in developing countries. To effectively address these concerns a holistic approach is required that encompasses improved agricultural water productivity, adaptation to climate change, targeted and appropriate institutional and financial measures, and a consideration of environmental issues. The main purpose of the conference was to share experiences in these areas and to find opportunities to improve farmers’ incomes and food production, and to promote environmentally sustainable practices in Sri Lanka in the face of growing water scarcity and the challenges of climate change.
20 Munasinghe, J. U.; Dilhan, M. A. A. B.; Sundarabarathy, T. V. 2010. Utilization of aquatic plants: a method to enhance the productivity of water in seasonal tanks in the Anuradhapura District. In Weligamage, Parakrama; Godaliyadda, G. G. A.; Jinapala, K. (Eds.). Proceedings of the National Conference on Water, Food Security and Climate Change in Sri Lanka, BMICH, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9- 11 June 2009. Vol. 1. Irrigation for food security. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.23-32.
Aquatic plants ; Tanks / Sri Lanka / Anuradhapura District / Galkulama / Thirappane / Maradankadawala / Thibbatuwewa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7 G744 WEL Record No: H042891)
Heavy infestations of aquatic plants in a water body cause considerable economic and ecological losses. Many seasonal tanks in the Anuradhapura District suffer from this problem and cannot be neglected in water resource development and management schemes. This study was focused on the uses of aquatic plants and the problems caused by huge manifestations of aquatic plants in the selected seasonal tanks in the Anuradhapura District. The study was conducted in four seasonal tanks viz., Galkulama, Thirappane Maradankadawala and Thibbatuwewa in the Anuradhapura District. Information on the utilization of aquatic plants, exploitation level and harmful effects were gathered by using a structured questionnaire to interview people who were residing close to the study sites. The attitudes of the public towards the aquatic plants i.e., conservation of aquatic plants, the potential uses of native plants and harmful effects of invasive aquatic plants were collected. Twelve species were identified as economically important aquatic plants through the questionnaire survey. Among the 50 respondents, 92 % utilized aquatic plants for food, 58 % utilized flowers for offerings and decorations, 52 % utilized aquatic plants for medicinal purposes, 42 % utilized them as ornamental plants, 30 % used them as bio-fertilizers and 28 % utilized them for weaving. The edible aquatic plants consumed by the rural community in the Anuradhapura District are Ipomoea aquatica (72 %), Alternanthera sessilis (66 %), Nelumbo nucifera (64 %), Nymphaea pubescens (60 %) and Aponogeton spp. (52 %). Some edible aquatic plants, namely Neptunia oleracea, Ottelia alismoides and Ceratopteris thalictriodes, which are present in the Anuradhapura District, are not consumed, although these are consumed in many other countries. N. nucifera is the most commonly used flower for offerings in the temples and for decorations. In addition, N. pubescens, Nymphaea nouchali are also used for flowers. Bacopa monnieri, N. nucifera, Acanthus illicifolia, N. nouchali and Aponogeton spp. have been recorded as medicinally important plants. Though there are many ornamentally important aquatic plants, only N. pubescens, N. nouchali, B. monnieri, Nymphoides hydrophylla are used. Salvinia molesta and Eichhornia crassipes are the two aquatic plants commonly used as bio fertilizers. With reference to the questionnaire survey, there were seven major problems that were discovered to exist due to heavy infestations of aquatic weeds in the water bodies viz., sedimentation and unsuitability for domestic use, interference with navigation, effects on fisheries, blocking irrigation canals and evapotranspiration. The most problematic plants in the Anuradhapura District include E. crassipes, N. nucifera, S. molesta, Pistia stratiotes and Ceratophyllum demersum. Economically important aquatic plants available in the shallow water bodies of the Anuradhapura District, are marginally utilized, when compared with the utilization of aquatic plants in the global scenario. There appears to be a lack of a well organized action plan to cope with this situation. The public suffer a lot from the problems created by the heavy mass of aquatic plants, which covered the village tanks. The public are, however, willing to get organized and to engage in a participatory approach to restore their water bodies. There is a need for research and development of management strategies for the sustainable utilization of these valuable resources. Awareness programs should be conducted to promote sustainable utilization of aquatic plants. Creating awareness among the people about the nutritional and economic benefits of these natural resources will be useful for Sri Lanka, as a developing nation.
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