| Volume: 2; Issue: 2; December 2020 |
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| Title : ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY IN SATHANUR RESERVOIR OF THIRUVANNAMALAI (TAMILNADU), INDIA |
| Authour(s): E. Sugumaran, B. Shabeena and M.V. Radhakrishnan |
| Keywords: Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda, Rotifera, Sathanur reservoir, Zooplankton. |
| Abstract: The present investigation was an attempt to study the zooplankton community of Sathanur reservoir of Thiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu, India. The zooplankton species composition was studied for a period of one year from October 2018 to September 2019 on monthly interval basis. As a result of study, 24 zooplankton species were identified, out of which 9 were Rotifers, 7 Cladocerans, 5 Copepods and 3 Ostracodans. The overall population density of zooplankton was found maximum during the summer season and mininmum during monsoon. They play a supportive role in fish culture by recycling of nutrients and increase the soil fertility and involve in energy transfer between phytoplankton and fishes. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2020.2203 |
| How to cite this article: Sugumaran E., Shabeen B. and Radhakrishnan M. V. (2020). Zooplankton Diversity in Sathanur Reservoir of Thiruvannamalai (Tamilnadu), India. International Journal of Biological Innovations. 2 (2): 95-101. https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2020.2203 |
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