Zooplankton diversity in relation to water quality in Taungthaman Lake

Study on zooplankton diversity in relation to water quality of Taungthaman Lake was carried out from July 2014 to February 2015. A total of 29 species of zooplankton comprising 21 species of rotifer, 6 species of cladocera and 2 species of copepod were recorded. In the present study, the highest species richness of rotifer was observed as compare to cladocera and copepod population in Taungthaman Lake. Among the zooplankton groups, Mesocyclops leckurti was the dominant species and Microcyclops sp. was sub-dominant. Temperature was little effect on the zooplankton population. The pH of the lake water was influence on the zooplankton population and Dissolved Oxygen concentrations seem to be limiting factor on the zooplankton population in Taungthaman Lake