International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319 - 1414 6 1 2017 01 22 Prospective role of a tropical rural lake on preservation of distinct populations 53 61 EN Verma Poonam 1 Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, India Singh Sanjay 2 Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, India Verma R.K. 3 Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, India Vattikonda Srinivasa Rao 1 Department of Zoology, Nizam College (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telengana State, India Sangam Sabita Raja 2 Department of Zoology, Nizam College (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telengana State, India A. Tailor Manthan 1 Dept. of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India Modi Vidhi 2 Dept. of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat, India Adhikary S.P. 1 Department of Botany, Aska Science College, Aska-761111, Dist. Ganjam, Odisha, India Karmakar Narayan Chandra 1 Post Graduate Department of Botany, Barasat Government College, 10 K N C Road, Barasat, Kolkata- 700124, India Roy Anindita 2 Post Graduate Department of Botany, Barasat Government College, 10 K N C Road, Barasat, Kolkata- 700124, India Hazra Anjan 3 Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700108, India Mahish Manoj Kumar 1 Microbial Physiological Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M. Dubey Post Graduate College Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), India Shukla R.V. 2 Microbial Physiological Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M. Dubey Post Graduate College Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), India Choubey Anil 3 Microbial Physiological Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M. Dubey Post Graduate College Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), India Sharma Amit 4 Microbial Physiological Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M. Dubey Post Graduate College Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), India Das Sanjeeb Kumar 1 Department of Life Science, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhubaneswar-751022, India Satapathy Mahendra Kumar 2 Department of Life Science, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhubaneswar-751022, India Bisoi Sidhanta Sekhar 3 Department of Life Science, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhubaneswar-751022, India M. Saravanaraja 1 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode – 638 316, Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India K. Nagarajan 2 PG and Research Department of Zoology, Sri Vasavi College, Erode – 638 316, Affiliated to Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India > Research Paper 2016 11 19 2017 01 22 Freshwater lakes are sole habitat for wide range of biota. Especially the tropical freshwater lakes are unique ecosystem supports very sensitive biotic communities. The components of various trophic levels of tropical freshwater are easily altered by various factors. These factors may be anthropogenic or natural. Study area Vellode Lake (1108’04.04” N and 77037’52.42”) is a typical South Indian tropical freshwater lakes supports wide range of biodiversity. To find the potential importance of the lake ecosystem, present investigation exclusively eyed on diversity of economically useful medicinal plants and aesthetic avifaunal communities. In the present investigation 63 medicinal plants including 3 grasses, 26 herbs, 6 twinks, 7 shrubs and 21 trees. The attractive avifaunal components of the lake is comprised of 9 migratory including one vulnerable Pelecanus crispus, two near threatened Mycteria leucochephala and Threskiornis melanocephalus, 28 local migratory and 61 resident birds including near threatened Anhinga melanogaster. Factors associated with the management of Vellode lake were identified and required implementations are highlighted. Copyright@ International Science Community Association