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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Plankton, the microscopic diversity hold the key role in designing the food web of aquatic ecosystem. Dhamapur Lake from Malvan taluka in Sindhudurg district was studied to understand seasonal variation in plankton diversity for duration of one year from January 2012 to December 2012. During the study, 10 phytoplankton species (7 species of class Chlorophyceae, 1 species of class Euglenophyceae and 2 species of class Myxophyceae) and 7 zooplankton species (4 species of Cladocera, 1 species of group Ostracoda and 2 species of group Rotifera) were recorded. Season wise highest diversity of both zooplankton and phytoplankton were observed in winter season. As compared to zooplankton, phytoplankton showed mark abundance in Dhamapur Lake.