A Study of Physico-chemical Parameters and their Relation to Phytoplankton’s diversity with reference to seasonal variations of River Narmada at Harda (M.P.) India

Authors

  • Pavan Kumar Rathore Department of Botany, Govt. M.G.M. P.G. College, Itarsi, India.
  • Rakesh Mehta Department of Botany, Govt. M.G.M. P.G. College, Itarsi, India.
  • Sunil Bourasi Department of Botany, Govt. College, Rawti, India.
  • Muskaan Jain Department of Microbiology, Harda Degree College, Harda, India.

Keywords:

Monitoring, Narmada, Physico-chemical, Planktons, Water

Abstract

Water is important factor of life, all living beings depends on it. Water provides nutrients for all aquatic living beings. Water is home for various algae. Algae are primary producers which characterizes the habitat where they occur. Healthy aquatic ecosystem is dependent on its physico-chemical and biological characteristics. Physico-chemical parameters of river determine the diversity of phytoplankton. The present study has been undertaken to access the spatial diversity of phytoplankton community of River Narmada at Harda and its correlation with the physico-chemical parameters of the water body. The samples were taken from various sites of River Narmada and immediately brought to laboratory for the estimation of various physico-chemical parameters analyzed using standard procedures. The identification of phytoplanktons was done by standard books, monographs and Keys. River Narmada represents 43 taxa, Chlorophyceae represents19 taxa, Cyanophyceae represents 9 taxa and Bacillariophyceae represents15 taxa. Chlorophyceae was dominant irrespective of other species at River Narmada in every season. The river water quality was not satisfactory and it is highly recommended to adopt proper monitoring.

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2022-09-08

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Pavan Kumar Rathore, Rakesh Mehta, Sunil Bourasi, & Muskaan Jain. (2022). A Study of Physico-chemical Parameters and their Relation to Phytoplankton’s diversity with reference to seasonal variations of River Narmada at Harda (M.P.) India. International Journal of Life Sciences, 10(3), 201–206. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/675

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Vol. 10 No. 3 (2022): International Journal of Life Sciences

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