MEDICAL SCIENCE
The Marine Macro Algae In Relation To Their Hydrography Along The Visakhapatnam Coast And Their Economic Importance
by Dr. Y. Sarojini
ISBN Number : 978 - 93 - 91478 - 22 - 3
Authors Details
| Author Name | Image | About Author |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Y. Sarojini |  |
Dr. Y. Sarojini worked on marine macro algae of Visakhapatnam as a post-doctoral fellow
(CSIR-RA, DST-Women Scientist, UGC- Post doctoral fellow) in the Department of Botany,
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She has twenty years of research
experience on marine macro algae. She worked as a lecturer in Botany for fourteen years.
She has obtained her M. Phil. and Ph. D. (CSIR-JRF, SRF) degrees on studies of marine
plants. After completion of Ph. D. she has 13 years of post-doctoral research experience on
the marine macro algae of Visakhapatnam coast. She has published 37 research papers in
various national and international journals. She has acquired good knowledge on marine,
estuarine and freshwater microalgae, their ecology, spatial, temporal and vertical distribution
studies. She has published several papers on phytoplankton distribution of offshore and
inshore waters of Andaman Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal, Krishna and Godavari estuaries.
She has also studied the phytoplankton of polluted, fresh water and marine habitats. She has
participated, presented several research papers on marine macro algae in national and
international conferences, symposia and seminars. She is a member of Seaweed research
and utilization association in India and Indian Hydrobiology. |
Book Description
I gratefully thank the Almighty God, The LORD JESUS CHRIST who created the beautiful plants in their diversity, structure, colour, texture and ornamentation for Him and for his glory. He also created the plants for us to enjoy, eat, explore, experiment and to express His goodness towards us, for the welfare of human beings. I praise the LORD JESUS for his loving protection and abiding grace for all the days of my eld work at the coastal zone of Visakhapatnam. All the glory, honour and praises are offered to Him for HIS highness and majesty. I thank the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, for awarding me the postdoctoral fellowship for women candidates, during which I collected the information on marine macroalgae and its hydrography (as Part of the project). Dr. G.M.N. Rao, the Associate Professor, Department of Botany is gratefully acknowledged for his help in identication of a few species. I thank Professor B. Sujatha, the Head, Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam for her encouragement during my stay in her laboratory. My thanks are also due to Dr. K. Lakshminarayana, retired Professor, Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam for his encouragement and help. My thanks are also due to Prof. A. J. Solomon Raju, Department of Environmental Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam for his favour in writing the foreword of this book. I thank Dr. P. Santa Rao, my colleague who has been with me in the eld work for several months during the course of the sample collection. I thank Dr. P. Neelima my colleague, who helped me variously in this work. I am gratefully acknowledging the help and co- operation of Dr. J. Prakasha Rao and his team in the eld work and photography. I thank my husband M.D.V. Mohan Rao for his constant encouragement, endeavor and support in publishing this book. I express my thanks to Prof. K. Uma Devi, Department of Marine living resources and to all the scholars working under her guidance in her laboratory for their help. Finally, Mr. M. Jagannath, the Research Assistant, DBT-BIF project, Department of Marine Living Resources, Andhra University,Visakhapatnam is gratefully acknowledged for his help and cooperation.
