Limnological Status and Aquatic Plank Tonic Biodiversity of River Tapti at District Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | Original Article

ABSTRACT:

The Diversity of Various Types of Plankton Like Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Were Studied For River Tapti Near Burhanpur In M.P. the Plankton Was Collected By Standard Plankton Net from Three Different Sites of River Tapti. the Phytoplankton Were Represented By Bacilariophyceae , Chlorophyceae , Cynophyceae and Euglenophyceae, Out of Which Genetic Diversity of Bacilariophyceae Was More. the Zooplankton Were Identified In Various Phyla Like Protozoa, Helminthes, Rotifera, Annelida, Arthropoda Etc. Diversity of Arthropods Was Highest. the Percentage Composition of Various Groups Was Calculated For the Samples Taken from Different Sites. the Composition of Plankton As Percentage Representation Was Correlated For Different Sites With Sites Characteristics. on the Basis of Different Physico-Chemical and Biological Parameters , the Status of River Tapti Is Eutrophic In Nature and During Period Under Study 12 Fish Species, 42 Phytoplanktons (15 Bacilariophyceae , 18 Chlorophyceae , 09 Cynophyceae) and 32 Zooplanktons (10 Rotifera, 03 Crustacea, 11 Protozoa, 06 Copepoda, 02 Ostracoda) Genera Have Been Recorded .