Abstract

ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY OF PARDESWADI LAKE WALUJ M. I. D. C. AURANGABAD (M. S.) INDIA

V. T. Kamble* and C. A. Jawale

ABSTRACT

Global human population growth rate increasing rapidly and has significant impact on natural resources. It reduces the natural water quality. Assessment of zooplankton gives valuable information about the management and restoration of aquatic ecosystem. Zooplanktons are minute aquatic animal that live all or part of their life as plankton. They play an important role in the aquatic food web by providing crucial source of food to a number of aquatic animals especially for fishes. Some of the zooplankton groups act as pollution indicator. Zooplankton communities are typically diverse and occur in almost all type of aquatic habitat. Zooplankton communities are highly sensitive to environmental variation. Their growth and distribution depends on some biotic and abiotic factors. The present study was carried out during Feb. 2014- to Jan. 2016, for the period of 24 month to observe the percentage of zooplankton in PARDESWADI lake, waluj MIDC, Aurangabad(MS) India. Zooplankton is .the pioneer of an aquatic food chain. The zooplankton has great significance in the ecology as they provide the food for the organisms, zooplankton are the microscopic animals present in water body. The zooplankton samplings on monthly basis were carried out. Standard keys and other literature were used for identification of different species. The fresh water zooplankton form an important group in all water bodies of the world and become part of food chain on which existence of man is depend.

Keywords: Zooplankton, pollution, Diversity indices; Pardeswadi lake.