SEASONAL BIOMASS ASSESSEMENT IN PROSOBRANCH OF DESERT WATERS
YASMIN KHANAM *
LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY PG - DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY GOVT. DUNGAR COLLEGE, BIKANER-334 001, INDIA
YOGENDER SINGH *
LABORATORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY PG - DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY GOVT. DUNGAR COLLEGE, BIKANER-334 001, INDIA
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Abstract
The individual biomass of different prosobranch snails recorded at two freshwater ponds namely, Gajner pond and Kodemdesar pond over an annual cycle in Bikaner, Rajasthan. An almost similar trend of annual fluctuations in average biomass was presented by pro sobranch snails namely Bellamya bengalensis, Gabbia orcula and Diagoniostoma pulchella.
Keywords: Prosobranch snails, biomass, different seasons