A comprehensive study on correlation of gastropod diversity with some hydroenvironmental parameters of selected waterbodies of lower Damodar basin, West Bengal, India
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Gastropods, an important group of mollusc, inhabitants of sediment-rich bottom zone have evidentiary role in freshwater ecosystem. Their community structure has been
influenced by the water and soil quality parameters. Under the scenario of intensive
agricultural practice and fast urbanization waterbodies particularly the ponds of lower Damodar basin in Howrah district, West Bengal, India are badly affected by growing
pollution load. In current study, three lentic waterbodies i.e Shiberjala pond, Nayachak Wetland and Dhasa Waterbody were chosen to assess the gastropod diversity. Selected physico-chemical parameters including Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Free
Carbon di oxide, Nitrate and Phosphate of all three waterbodies were determined also. Dhasa Waterbody containing 7 species, exhibited highest species richness. The density and species richness showed spatial variation among study sites. Bellamya bengalensis was the dominant species found at all study sites. Melanoides tuberculata in spite of their absence in Shiberjala pond, appeared to be the second most dominant species. Brotia sp and Bithynia sp was the least abundant species. Gastropod species richness showed significant negative correlation with DO level(r=-0.705, P<0.05).Nitrate level was significantly positively correlated(r=0.474, P<0.05) with gastropod species richness and density. Phosphate level (r=0.33) also positively correlated with gastropod richness.
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Aquatic, Gastropod, Species diversity, Correlation
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Strzlec, M., and Krolczyk, A (2004). Factors affecting snail community structure in upper course of the Warta river(Poland).Biologica Bratislava.59(2):159.
Strzelec, M., Krodkiewska, M. and Krolczyk, A. (2014). The impact of environmental factors on the diversity of Gastropod communities in sinkhole ponds in a coal mining region (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland). Biologia, 69(6): 780-789.
Tonapi, G.T. (1980). Freshwater invertebrates of India (An ecological approach). IBH and Oxford Publication, New Delhi, India.
Wallace, J.B, and Webster, J.R,(1996).The role of macro invertebrate in stream ecosystem function. Annual Review of Entomology, 41: 115-139.
Ward, H.B. and Whipple, G.C. (1959).Freshwater Biology IIED.John Wiley and Sons. Inc., New Yark.
Welch, P.C. (1952). Limnology.Toronto and London. Mc. Graw Hill Book Co., NewYark. Wetzel, R.G. (1983) Recommendations for future research on periphyton: Wetzel, R.G (Ed), Periphyton of freshwater ecosystems.,pp.339-346.
WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme)/UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2018: Nature Based Solutions for water(2018), Paris, UNESCO.
WWAP (United Nations World Water Assessment Programme) UN-Water. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017: Wastewater: The Untapped Resources (2017), Paris, UNESCO.
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A comprehensive study on correlation of gastropod diversity with some hydroenvironmental parameters of selected waterbodies of lower Damodar basin, West Bengal, India. (2018). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 10(4), 1259-1265. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v10i4.1933
