ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN AYYANAKERE LAKE OF WESTERN GHATS, INDIA
S. THIRUMALA *
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA-577 451, INDIA
B.R. KIRAN *
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA-577 451, INDIA
E.T. PUTTALAH *
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA-577 451, INDIA
VIJAYA KUMARA *
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA-577 451, INDIA
K. HARISH BABU *
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY, JNANASAHYADRI, SHANKARAGHATTA-577 451, INDIA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Studies on relationship between zooplankton abundance and water quality parameters in Ayyanakere lake were made between January 2004 and December 2004. In the current investigation, impact of different physico-chemical parameters on zooplankton population was found. Ten genera of zooplankton were identified. The relationship between zooplankton and water quality parameters was varied from place to place depending upon the condition of the lake water.
Keywords: Zooplankton, physico-chemical parameters, Western ghats region