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This book is a reference field guide to provide the first checklist of aquatic macrophytes found in the Damodar River Basin of Jharkhand state in India. It provides cover and food for fishes and other aquatic animals and also acts as an indicator of water quality of the water bodies. It consist systematic account of 45 species belonging to 22 Families from order: Charales of class: Charaphyceae, division: charophyta.This publication is intended to give its readers a generalized summary of the variety of aquatic plants and their ecology in the river basin as well as enhance the identification and understanding of the frequently observed macrophyte species therein. The Damodar River Basin is the largest watershed draining the Chotanagpur Plateau which is covered mainly by subtropical dry broadleaf forests.This is the first book on aquatic macrophytes of Damodar river basin and will be utilized as baseline data by the future workers. It will also serve the purpose in creating environmental awareness among environmentalists nature lovers amateurs researches and policy makers on Save Damodar Campaign.

Contents: 1. Family characeae. 2. Family azollaceae. 3. Family salviniaceae. 4. Family Nymphaeaceae water lilies. 5. Family Nelumbonaceae lotus. 6. Family ranunculaceae. 7. Family polygonaceae. 8. Family Haloragaceae. 9. Family menyathaceae floating hearts. 10. Family convolvulaceae. 11. Family scrophulariaceae. 12. Family Alismataceae. 13. Family hydrocharitaceae. 14. Family Najadaceae water nymphs. 15. Family potamogetonaceae, pondweeds. 16. Family aponogetonaceae. 17. Family pontederiaceae water hyacints. 18. Family araceae. 19. Family lemnaceae duckweed/water meal. Acknowledgements. References.