Diversity and Community Composition of Zooplankton in Three Wetlands of Fatehabad, Haryana
Girish Chopra1 * and Pooja Jakhar1
1
Department of Zoology,
Kurukshetra University,
Kurukshetra,
136119
Haryana
India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.3.21
The present study was designed to determine the species diversity and composition of zooplankton of three lentic water bodies from district Fatehabad, Haryana, India. The assessment was done from December, 2012 to November, 2013. A total of 32 species of zooplankton were identified from this study. Rotifera recorded the highest number of species (13) followed by Cladocera (11), which in turn was followed by Copepoda (6), Ostracoda and Insecta (1 species each). Maximum number of zooplankton species (26) were reported from Chilli lake, whereas, Daulatpuria Pond reported the minimum number of species (18). Dominant zooplankton reported at study sites were Nauplius sp., Mesocyclops sp., Phyllodiaptomus sp., Brachionus. falcatus, B. quadridentatus, B. caudatus, Diaphanosoma sp. and Chironomous larva. Presence of a number of pollution tolerant species of zooplankton such as Brachionus quadridentatus, Keratella sp., Ceriodaphnia, Miona sp., Mesocyclops sp., Monostyla sp.and Diaphanosoma sp. indicates the eutrophic nature of the water bodies.
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Chopra G, Jakhar P. Diversity and Community Composition of Zooplankton in Three Wetlands of Fatehabad, Haryana. Curr World Environ 2016;11(3). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.3.21
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Chopra G, Jakhar P. Diversity and Community Composition of Zooplankton in Three Wetlands of Fatehabad, Haryana. Curr World Environ 2016;11(3). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=16567
