<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>CWE/1223/2018</journal-id><journal-title >Current World Environment</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0973-4929</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>2320-8031</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>CWE--59-00</article-id><title-group><article-title>Seasonal Abundance of Cladocerans and Their Relation to Physico-Chemical Parameters of Pond Ecosystem in Palampur, Dist. Kangra, (H.P.)</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff00'><sup></sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff003'><sup>3</sup><instname></instname>,<instaddress>GADVASU</instaddress>, <instcity>Ludhiana</instcity>, <instcountry>India</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate></publicationDate></pub-date><doi>10.12944/CWE.13.3.17</doi><volume>Volume 13</volume><issue>Volume 13</issue><page>445-455</page><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p>The physico-chemical parameters and cladocerans diversity are an important measure for evaluating the suitability of water for drinking purposes and irrigation. The investigation was undertaken to estimate the physico-chemical characteristics and to record the presence and abundance of cladocerans in relation to the physico- chemical regime of the pond ecosystem. The water samples were analyzed for temperature, pH, electrical conductivity, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, total solids, total suspended solids, total-alkalinity, nitrate-nitrogen, potassium, total phosphate-phosphorus, chlorides,sodium, and cladocerans were estimated and recorded respectively on monthly basis for the period of one year from April 2014 to March 2015. The present study revealed the presence of seven species namely&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Moinamucronata, Bosminalongirostris, Daphnia pulex, Daphnia magna, Simocephallusexpinosus, Sidacrystalline &lt;/em&gt;and&lt;em&gt;Diaphanosomabrachyurum&lt;/em&gt; of cladocerans.</p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd> Cladocerans</kwd><kwd> Physico-Chemical Properties</kwd><kwd> Pond Ecosystem</kwd><kwd> Water Quality</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front></article>