Seasonal status of density of phytoplanktons and zooplanktons in Gomti river of Lucknow (U.P.), India
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Biodiversity of river Gomti is heavily affected by pollution. Planktons are important biological parameters to access the pollution level. Zooplanktons are the source of food for higher organism and phytoplankton play important role in biosynthesis of organic material and influence the river ecosystem, aquatic food chain and water characteristic. The biological productivity as ecological indicator to identify the ecological quality of river Gomti. The phytoplankton density fluctuated maximum in between the range of (140-900 In/l) during monsoon season and minimum (40-140 In/l) during winter season. Zooplanktons were reported to be highest (168-220 In/l) during winter and lowest (114-155 In/l) during summer season. During study period the total of phytoplanktons (17 sp.) and zooplanktons (10 sp.) were noticed during different seasons. Present study concluded that seasonal differences of planktons density will help in further planning of water management and their use for beneficial purpose like agricultural, drinking for mankind.
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Phytoplanktons, Plankton density, River Gomti, Zooplanktons
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Pahwa, D.V. and Mehrotra, S.(1966).Observation in the abundance of plankton in relation to certain hydrobiological condition of river Ganga. Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. 36 (2): 157-89.
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Rashmi, P., Singh,G.P. and Singh, R. (2011). Some fresh water diatoms of Galta Kund,Jaipur, India. Journal of Soil Sciences and Enviromental Management, 2 (4): 110-116.
Rout, J. and Gaur, J.P.( 1994). Composition of dynamics of epilithic algae in a forest stream at Shillong (India). Hydrobiologia, 291 : 61-74.
Saha, S.B. ,Bhattacharya, S.B. and Choudhary, A. (2000). Diversity of phytoplanktons of a sewage pollution brackish water tidal ecosystem. J.Env.Biol., 21(1): 9-14.
Shaikh, J.D., Shaikh, T.T., Kamble, U.P., Jadha,T.J. and Malik Kazim (2012). Studies on some free living protozoan fron Salim Ali Lake,Aurangabad. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 2 (6):27-29.
Sharma, A. , Sharma, R.C. and Anthwal, A. (2007). Monitoring phytoplankton diversity in the hill stream chandrabhaga of Garhwal Himalaya. Life Science Journal, 4:80-84.
Shishodia, S.K. (1988). Ecological studies of upper Ganga. Identification and representation of the state of the river. Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the University of Roorkee, India.
Stevenson, R.J. and Pan, Y. (1999). Assessing environmental conditions in river and streams using diatoms In: Stoermer E.F. and Smol, J.P.(eds.). The diatoms applications for the environmental and earth Sciences, Cambridge, University Press, Cambridge, University Press, Cambridge :11-40.
Yeole,S.M. and Patil, G.P. (2005). Physicochemical status of Yedshi lake in relation to water pollution. J.Aqsua.Biol, 20:41-45.
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Seasonal status of density of phytoplanktons and zooplanktons in Gomti river of Lucknow (U.P.), India. (2013). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 5(1), 58-62. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v5i1.282
