Authors : P.P.Yadav
Page Nos : 399-402
Description :
Satara city is a well known historical place situated at the foot hills of Sahyadri mountains. Around 25 Kmupon the mountain, away towards the western side of Satara, there is a natural lake available, invented by the Britishers and constructed. Water which was accumulated by the natural percolations is the potable water . This water is brought to the Satara city by the Britishers, by using the excellent technique of siphoning. This lake is full with biodiversity, rich with flora and fauna. So I have choosen this lake for my present,study. The qualitative analysis of Zooplankton of the lake indicates seventeen species durinboth rainy and winter seasons. The major groups of Zooplankton in discending order are protozoa and arthropoda. The highest density of zooplankton was noted during rainy season where as it decreased to winter. Of the seventeen zooplanktonic species seven from protozoa, one from each porifera, cladocera, ostracoda and mollusca, four from arthropoda, few fishes and different larval stages of frog from amphibian are recorded. Simultaneously physico-chemical parameters such as physical appearance, atmospheric and surface temperature, pH, chloride, ammonia nitrate, Hardness, CO2,Iron, Fluoride, DO and Solids values were recorded. All the values of physico-chemical parameters showed variations during rainy and winter seasons.
