Status of phytoplankton diversity at Vadgaon freshwater tank of Maharashtra, India

ABSTRACT Present investigation deals with the qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytoplankton from Vadgaon freshwater tank situated in the Hatkanangle tahsil of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, India. The study revealed that total 11 species of phytoplankton resides in the tank. Out of 11 species, 4 were belonging to chlorophyceae, 3 were belonging to Bascillariophyceae, 3 were belonging to Myxophyceae while Dianophyceae was presented by 1 member. Based on the qualitative analysis, Chlorophyceae was dominant group among all. Quantitative analysis of phytoplankton showed monthly variation in the total number of organisms. However, the highest number was noted during the months of winter season while lowest during monsoon season. The percent composition of phytoplankton revealed that Myxophyceae members were dominant over both the years. Keywords: Phytoplankton, diversity, quality, quantitiy, Vadgaon, freshwater tank REFERENCES Adoni, A. D., Gulwant, J, Chourasia,S. K., Vaidya,A.K., Yadav,M. and Verma ,H.G.(1985). Work book of Limnology, Prabha Publishers, C-10, Gour Nagar, Sagar (India). Anitha U. Devi and Singara M.A. Charya, Phytoplankton in Lower Manar Dam and Kakatiya Canal, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh, Nat. Environ. Pol. Technol., 6(4), 643-648, (2007). Beyruth Z and Tanka M (2000).Biovolume of the phytoplankton in aquaculture tropical ponds. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 27:689-695. Brower JE, Zar JH, von Ende CN (1990). Field and Laboratory Methods for General Ecology.William C. Brown Publishers, New York. Bhosale Leela J., S. M. Patil, Surekha N. Dhumal and S. S. Sathe (2010 a). Occurrence of phytoplankton in the water bodies of MirajTaluka of Maharashtra. The Ecoscan. 4(1): 73-76. Descy JP, Hardy MA, Stenuite S, Pirlot S, Leporcq B, Kimirei I., Sekadende B, Mwaitega SR, Sinyenza D (2005). Phytoplankton pigments and community composition in Lake Tanganyika.Freshwater Biology. 50: 668-684. Leela J. Bhosale, Surekha N. Dhumal and Anjali B. Sabale (2010 b). Phytoplankton diversity of in four lakes of Satara District, Maharashtra state. The Ecoscan. 5(3): 449-454. Likens GE (1975).Primary production of inland aquatic ecosystems. In: Primary productivity of the biosphere. Lieth RH, Liethand RH Whittaker (eds.): 185-202. Springer Verlag, New York. Michael, R. G. (1984). Ecological methods for laboratory and field investigations. Tata McGraw Hill publishing Company Ltd. New Delhi. PP. 4-11. Needham, J. G. and Needham, P. R. (1962). A guide to freshwater biology. Holden Day Ins., San Francisco (USA). PP. 108. Reynolds CS (1999). Non-determinism to probability, or N:P in the community ecology of phytoplankton: Nutrient ratios. Archiv für Hydrobiologie. 146: 23-35. Sachinkumar R. Patil, S.S. Patil and T. V. Sathe (2015). Occurrence of phytoplankton in major freshwater bodies of Ajara tahsil, Kolhapur district (MS), India. Asian Academic Research Journal of Multidisciplinary, 1 (31): 35-45. Simciv T (2005). The role of plankton, zoobenthos, and sediment in organic matter degradation in oligotrophic and eutrophic mountain lakes. Hydrobiologi. 532: 69-79. Sukumaran, P.K. and A.K. Das: Distribution of plankton in some freshwater reservoirs of Karnataka. J. Inland. Fish. Soc. India, 33, 29-36 (2001). Tonapi, G. T. (1980). Freshwater animals of India an ecological approach. Oxford and IBH Publishing Company, New Delhi. PP 314-315. Trivedy, R. K., Goel, P. K. and Trisal, C. L. (1987). Practical methods in ecology and environmental science. Walsh, C. J., Sharpe, A. K., Breen, P. F. andSonneman, J. A. (2001).Effects of urbanization on streams of the Melbourne region, victoria, Australia. I. Benthic macroinvertebrate communities. In Freshwater Biol. 46: 535-551