Pond Ecosystems of the Indian Sundarbans

Dr. Sourav Das is a Post-Doctoral Research Associate of the UKRI-GCRF Living Deltas Hub in the School of Oceanographic Studies at Jadavpur University, India. His research interests include biogeochemistry of marine and coastal water, ocean remote sensing, optical properties of water (inherent & apparent optical properties), and air quality monitoring. He has twelve years research experience and has more than 60 research articles in reputed peer reviewed journals including two books. Dr. Abhra Chanda is an Assistant Professor, School of Oceanographic Studies at Jadavpur University, India. His research interest encompasses biogeochemistry of lentic and lotic aquatic systems and pollutant dynamics. Blue carbon dynamics is one of the priorities of his research. He has eleven years research experience and has more than 75 research articles in reputed peer reviewed journals to his credit.  Prof. Tuhin Ghosh is Professor and Director of the School of Oceanographic Studies at Jadavpur University, India. He has more than two decades of research experience in coastal geomorphology, disaster management, climate change impacts, adaptation strategies, and human migration. He has more than 80 research articles in reputed peer reviewed journals to his credit.

• Introduction - Ponds of Indian Sundarban as an important socio-ecological systems.- Assessment of Pond water quality and its impact on health and local livelihood in the Indian Sundarban.- Role of Fe2+ on the enhancement of Phytoplankton Community in pond system of Indian Sundarban.- Role of controlled lime treatment on the productivity of pond ecosystem.