Journal DOI:10.7439/ijbar CODEN:IJBABN Research Article Zooplankton diversity of Ambadi reservoir taluka Kinwat, Maharashtra

The zooplankton forms an important group as it occupies an intermediate position in the food web, many of them feeding on algae and bacteria and in turn being fed up on by fishes. They also indicate the trophic status of the water body. Their abundance increases in eutrophic waters. They are also sensitive to pollution and many species are recognized as indicators of pollution.Fish production in a water body are directly or indirectly dependent on the abundance of plankton