Vol. 1, Issue 6, Part E (2015)

Abstract
In the current study, a total of 07 species of aquatic macrophytes belonging to five genera and five families were recorded from unused fish culture ponds at Bhadra Reservoir Project, Karnataka during January to December 2009. These macrophytes play an important role in maintaining ecological balance and helps in maintaining primary productivity of the aquatic ecosystem. They provide habitat for birds and aquatic fauna. It indicates that, aquatic macrophyte species are specific to the environmental quality.