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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2016 , Volume 4, Issue 3
Page No. : 119-129
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2282

Comparative Study of Water Volume for Zooplankton Analysis in the Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India

Bera Amalesh1*, Patra B.C.1, Sar U.K.2 and Bhattacharya M.1 and Dutta, T.K.

1Aquaculture Research Unit, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore – 721 102, West Bengal, India
2National Fisheries Development Board, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, India
3Department of Zoology, Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, West Bengal, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: amalesh_bera@ymail.com
Received: 30.04.2016 | Revised: 11.06.2016 | Accepted: 15.06.2016

 ABSTRACT

A comparative study was conducted to standardize the water volume for quantitative analysisof
zooplankton during the period from March, 2010 to February, 2011 in Kangsabati Resesrvoir, West
Bengal, India. The study revealed the occurrence of six groups of zooplankton viz. Rotifera,
Copepoda, Cladocera, Protozoa, Amphipoda and Ostracoda. In order to precise the better results
based on the plankton density and species composition, different volume of water like 25 litre, 50
litre, 75 litre, 100 litre, 125 litre and 150 litre were filtered. 75 litre to 100 litre of water filtration
gives standard result. Particularly in the most cases 100 litre of water expose maximum species
composition of plankton.
Keywords: Water volume, Species composition, Kangsabati Reservoir, 100 litre.

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Cite this article:

Bera, A., Patra, B.C., Sar, U.K. and Bhattacharya, M. and Dutta, T.K., Comparative Study of Water Volume for Zooplankton Analysis in the Kangsabati Reservoir, West Bengal, India, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(3): 119-129 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2282 




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