Abstract: Planktonic communities act as primary sources and therefore could serve as good reflectors of water contaminants. They are responsive to alterations in parameters for both chemical and biological entities and therefore can be used easily in designing monitoring strategies for lake managements. Sunappareddi lake, in Hosur Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, provides water as a source of irrigation, industrialization and human consumption in the region. A study was conducted during the period of 2016-18 to evaluate the zooplankton ecology of the lake that was being used for many purposes. Evaluation of zooplankton pollution was done in terms of the population of Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda and Ostracoda. Our results indicated that high zooplankton abundance was observed in water body studied that hinted toward high eutrophication, severe contamination and ecological threat during the study period. This warrants improvisation of both rural and urban anthropological practices to salvage the lake from malpractices.
Keywords: Pollution, lake, Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda, Ostracoda.
Title: INSIGHTS INTO THE ZOOPLANKTON BIODIVERSITY IN WATERS OF SUNAPPAREDDI LAKE: HOSUR, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
Author: Veena SS, Ramachandra Mohan Muniyellappa
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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