2016•Records of the Zoological Survey of IndiaRequires access
Zooplankton diversity and physicochemical profile of Ameenpur tank, Telangana, India.
M. Karuthapandi, D. V. Bhaskar Rao, B. Xavier Innocent
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Abstract
Zooplankton composition and diversity in Ameenpur tank, Telangana, India were investigated during the year 2010-2012. The study reveals the occurrence of 55 species of zooplankton, of which 38 species rotifers, 14 cladocerans and 03 copepods. The population density varied from 195 to 5500Ind./L. The highest density of zooplankton was due to rotifer population. Diversity (H´) ranged from 0.6 to 2.45, evenness (J´) was 0.21 to 0.80 and species richness was 5 to 27. The population abundance because of Brachionus angularis , B. calyciflorus , B. caudatus , B. falcatus and B. rubens , Keratella tropica, Ceriodaphnia cornuta, Moina micrura, Bosmina longirostris, Indialona ganapati and Mesocyclops leuckarti . The significant inter and intra relationship between and within physicochemical and zooplankton indices were noted. Zooplankton diversity and physicochemical parameter reveal the change in the trophic status of Ameenpur tank.