Authors : A.V.Dorlikar
Page Nos : 153-158
Description :
In the present study an attempt has been made to investigate composition, abundance and population density of zooplanktons during November 2017 to January 2018 for three months to assess the water quality in Koradi Power Plant Lake. During entire study 19 genera belonging to four major groups were reported i.e. Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda and Ostracoda. Zooplanktons were present in the following order of dominance; Cladocera > Rotifera > Copepoda > Ostracoda. Pollution-tolerant taxa Brachionus, Moina, Bosmina, Keratella dominated in the lake. The α-diversity indices were calculated to assess the species richness. Shannon-Weiner index was in between 3.97 to 4.08 indicating lake preserves rich plankton diversity. Equitability index was 0.93 to 0.96 indicating even distribution of the species.
