• J.Anuja

In the present study, a preliminary investigation was carried out for two years from January 2015 to December 2017 to access the status of algal biodiversity of Kuruchi Lake, Coimbatore. A total of 77 algal species were documented in this lake belong to the class Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Euglenophyceae. Kuruchi Lake is an important freshwater body used for agriculture and fishing. The Lake is fed by rain and river Noyyal which is a tributary of River Cauvery.Physical parameters such as light intensity, pH, humidity, water temperature, atmospheric temperature was recorded at the spot. Chemical parameters like odour, appearance, Turbidity NTU, total dissolved solids, total hardness, calcium, chloride, magnesium, potassium, manganese, free ammonia, phosphate, silica, BOD were estimated by standard procedures.

Kuruchilake, algal biodiversity, Coimbatore, Nygaard’s index, Shannon-Wiener index, algal culture.

"Exploration of algal flora with reference to physico-chemical constituents of Kuruchi lake, Coimbatore district, TamilNadu.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.11-18, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBK06003.pdf

"Exploration of algal flora with reference to physico-chemical constituents of Kuruchi lake, Coimbatore district, TamilNadu.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp11-18, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBK06003.pdf