DIVERSITY OF PHYTOPLANKTON FROM THE GANGA RIVER AT RASULABAD GHAT AND SANGAM, PRAYAGRAJ, UTTAR PRADESH
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VANDANA PAL
Neharu Gram Bharati, Deemed University, Prayagraj-221 505, Uttar Pradesh, India
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JEETENDRA KUMAR
ICAR-CIFRI, 24 Panna Lal Road, Prayagraj-211 002, Uttar Pradesh, India
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AMITABH CHANDRA DWIVEDI
Neharu Gram Bharati, Deemed University, Prayagraj-221 505, Uttar Pradesh, India
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DHANANJAY KUMAR
Neharu Gram Bharati, Deemed University, Prayagraj-221 505, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords:
Organic pollution, Anthropogenic activities, Ecological indicator, Riverine flow, River GangaAbstract
Studies on phytoplankton diversity and abundance were carried out in river Ganga at Sangam and Rasulabad ghat from April to May 2023. A total of 71 phytoplankton species were documented belonging to Chlorophyta (38), Heterokontophyta (23), Cryptophyta (1), Cyanobacteria (8) and Ochrophyta (1). The highest species richness was recorded in Rasulabad ghat (65 spp) than in Sangam (48 spp). The dominance of Chlorophyta at both sampling sites indicated higher organic pollution and anthropogenic disturbance. However, higher species richness and lower abundance in Rasulabad ghat indicated comparatively less pollution than in other sites.
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