A CASE STUDY OF SOME MICROORGANISM IN THE NANAK SAGAR DAM OF UTTARAKHAND INDIA
PROMOD JOSHI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, GOVT. P.G. COLLEGE BERINAG, PITHORAGARH-262 502, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The algal found of the lentic water of Uttarakhand Nanak Sagar reservoir were studied for two years (2003 and 2004). A total of 36 taxa of phytoplankton were collected from two sites of reservoãr. They are chorophyeace (17) and Bacillariophyceae (14) being the main components and cyanophyceae with 5 species. Maximum number of chlorophyeace were Encounted during March where as the species richness of diatoms was maximum during October. the phytoplankton showed monthly seäsonal and yearly fluctuation in the study.
Keywords: Phytoplankton abundance, Nanak Sagar Dam,, Uttarakhand