Preface -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- The Limnology of Lentic Systems -- Lentic Water (Physico-chemical characteristics of water) -- Lentic Soil or mud (Physico-chemical characteristics of soil) -- Lakes in the landscape, their classification, origin, evolution -- Lakes of the World -- Lake Hydrology -- Aquatic Macrophytes in Lakes -- Other organisms in the Lakes -- Strategies for survival of Aquatic organisms -- Wetlands in the landscape: their History, definitions, origin, evolution -- Historical records (Palaeolimnology) -- Wetland Biogeochemistry -- Wetland hydrology -- Wetland flora, plankton, productivity, fauna and fishes -- Biological adaptations to wetland environment -- Wetland Ecosystem Development -- Classification of Wetlands -- Wetlands of the World -- Wetlands of India -- Wetlands of other regions in Asia -- Wetlands of Europe -- Wetlands of America -- Wetlands of Africa -- Wetlands of Australasia -- Habitat Mapping of the Wetlands on GIS platform -- Fish Catching Devices in the Wetlands -- Fishermen in Wetlands -- Potentials and problems of wetlands -- Developmental activities in wetlands -- Management and Conservation of Wetlands -- Fisheries scope in the wetlands and enhancement methods -- General Suggested Readings -- Index.                .

The occurrence and description of wetlands in India with reference to those around the world is detailed in a sequential manner from local, provincial, regional, and national to global scenario in this book, “Wetlands and Lakes of the World”. The book also deals with a systematic, sequential and comprehensive treatment of the Limnology (physico-chemical and biological features) and Fisheries of the Wetlands in India and is well supported by author’s original data. As Limnology and Fishery Science are interlinked, this book attempts to provide a holistic view of both the fields, along with their methodologies. The book has numerous examples from the local environment that go along with the explained theoretical concepts. Furthermore, a unique feature of the book is that it deals with the protocols of various Limnological methodologies, thus, making it a handy guide for lab and field studies. The book has distinguished itself by incorporating chapter based on Global Information System or GIS. The book also has an up to date Bibliography and summary at the end of each chapter with text on various aspects, particularly, generally not much dealt with aspects like fisherfolk, their fish catching devices, fishing centers, fish markets and, above all, their socio-economic conditions supported by author’s original data. In Brief.. “Wetlands and Lakes of the World” is, a humble treatise to provide the undergraduates with a text concentrating on the common, fundamental features of all aquatic systems, and the for the postgraduates, researchers, policy makers, administrators, etc.with the details of processes and applications with examples.