Zooplankton Diversity And Periodicity Of Santoshi Mata Talab And Narayan Talab Of satna

Abstract

This investigation focuses on Santoshi Mata Talab and Narayan Talab in Satna city, Madhya newlinePradesh, serving as natural ecosystems with abundant primary and secondary producers, newlineencompassing 27 zooplankton species. Over two consecutive years, from December 2015 to newlineNovember 2017, an extensive study was conducted on the physicochemical attributes, seasonal newlinebiodiversity variations, and zooplankton distribution in both water bodies. newlineThis is comprehensive microbial ecological study on the diversity of five zooplankton groups newlinein the surface waters of Santoshi Mata Talab and Narayan Talab, in Satna city, Madhya Pradesh newlineof India. In this study, an attempt has been made to find out density and diversity of five groups newlineof zooplankton viz. Protozoa, Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda and Ostracoda. (December 2015 newlineto November 2017). Zooplankton species have different types of life histories influenced by newlineseasonal variations of biotic factors, feeding ecology and predation pressure. Present study newlineshows the presence of 27 species, out of which three species belong to Protozoa, 16 species newlinebelong to Rotifera, four species of Cladocera, two species of copepod and two species of newlineOstracoda. In Santoshi mata Talab, Rotifera group of zooplanktons were found to be dominant newlineinthe entire four investigated site (I IV). A total of 24 species of 15 genera were recorded newlineduring the present investigation. The respective % of Zooplanktons were recorded - At site I - newlineRotifera (62%), Cladocera (14%), Copepoda (9 %), Protozoa (8. %), Ostracoda (7%) At site II newline- Rotifera (69%), Copepoda (9 %), Protozoa (9 %), Cladocera (7%), Ostracoda (6%) at site III newline- Rotifera (52%), Copepoda (14 %), Cladocera (13%), Ostracoda (11%), Protozoa (8%) at site newlineIV - Rotifera (50%), Cladocera (17%), Copepoda (12 %), Protozoa (11 %), and Ostracoda newline(10%). Group wise percent contribution of zooplanktons in Narayan Talab during December newline2015 to November 2017 Rotifera group of zooplanktons was found to be dominant in the entire newlinefour investigated site (I IV). A total of 25 spec