A NOTE ON THE PLANKTON OF A FRESHWATER IMPOUNDMENT IN KARNATAKA


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Authors

  • D S Krishna Rao Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, .Bangalore-560080.

Abstract

The quiilitiitivc and quantitative composition of plankton in the Ivarukandapuia
tank. Bangalore District, during the period January 1981 through
January 1982, are discussed in relation to physico-chemical parameters. Phytoplankton
was in sparss density with the number ranging from nil to 6000|m
and qualitatively poor. Zooplankton was predominant throughout the year with
the number fluctuating between 21,000 and 3,50,bOO|m^, exhibiting bimodality,
with a primary peak in February and a secondary one in August. The low production
of plankton as a whole was due to turbidity of waters and low nutrient
of both soil and water

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Author Biography

  • D S Krishna Rao, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, .Bangalore-560080.
    Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, .Bangalore-560080.

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Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (1985)

Section

Note

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How to Cite

Rao, D. S. K. (2011). A NOTE ON THE PLANKTON OF A FRESHWATER IMPOUNDMENT IN KARNATAKA. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 32(1), 135-138. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/11621