Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Algal Flora of the Chilka Lake

Annandale's account of the vegetation of the lake in his Introduction to the Fauna of the Chilka Lake ' published in 1915 and also in his ' Introduction to the study of the fauna of an island in the Chilka Lake ' published in 1922 appears to be complete with regard to the phanerogamic vegetation especially of the Barkuda island but nothing has yet been done with regard to other islands of the [...] Some of the algae mainly Diatoms supply food to the invetebrate members of the fauna and the larger alga such as the Enteromorphas are a favourite food of the fishes of the lake. [...] The temperature of the water of the lake varies from 25° to 35°C but this does not play a very important part in the distribution of the flora and fauna of the lake. [...] The phanerogamic vegetation of the islands of the lake varies widely according to the nature of the different types of islands in the lake. [...] The masses of floating debris of vegetable matter in the lake are mainly held together by fine interwoven threads of Lvngbya cestuarii which is the most dominant species of the lake and is generally observed floating in large entangled masses of blue-green colour in the more stagnant parts of the lake near the shore.