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Zooplankton Diversity with Reference to the Physico-Chemical Parameters of Kajjarla Lake, Adilabad District, AP, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1 Aquatic Biology Lab, Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal, AndraPradesh-506009, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Biological Sci., Volume 2, Issue (11), Pages 24-28, November,10 (2013)

Abstract

Adilabad District is one of the tribal district of Andhra Pradesh. The district geographically connected with two state borders Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh. The selected a lake Kajjarla which is near to Adilabad town and assessed the physico-chemical parameters and zooplankton diversity, during the period from September 2011 to August 2012. The physico chemical parameters like air temperature, water temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, totalhardness, transparence, turbidiy, TDS, dissolvedoxygen, boilogical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand ,chlorides, sulphates and phosphate. Zooplanktons were examined quantitatively and with stranded identification methods. Zooplankton occupies a important position structure of lake ecosystem and plays a key role in the energy transfer. The zooplanktons were identified into four major groups comprises of Rotifer, Cladoceran, Copepod and Ostracoda. Zooplankton composition is highest in the summer months, and lowest in the monsoon months. Some of the protozoan and nematode parasites were also identified in this lake. The above study shows the lake is moderatory polluted as well as it transfer the nematode parasites.

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