Volume : 7, Issue : 7, July - 2018

Diversity of Zooplanktons in Aaram River from Bagalan, Dist.-Nasik, (Maharashtra)

Smt. Trupti. D. Kakulte. , Dr. R. N. Bhavare

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;The paper deals with the zooplankton composition and seasonal variation in Aaram River near Satana village</p> <div>Taluka Bagalan, Dist. Nasik (M.S), during the period Nov.2015 to Oct.2016.A total 14 species were found in this river</div> <div>.Among these 4 Species belongs to rotifer, 5 species belongs to cladocera, 4 species belongs to copepoda and 1 species belongs to ostracoda.</div> <div>Numerically rotifers was dominant group throughout the study period .The study of seasion wise zooplanktons analysis showed an average</div> <div>abundance of species in winter season, lower in monsoon and maximum in occurrence in summer season due to different environmental</div> <div>condition of water bodies.</div>