STUDIES OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS AND ZOOPLANKTON DIVERSITY IN TAKERIAL LAKE OF KAMAREDDY DISTRICT, TELANGANA
P. ANIL KUMAR *
Department of Zoology, Madhav University, Mount Abu, Rajasthan, India.
D. BALAKRISHNA
Department of Zoology, University Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India.
O. P. JANGIR
Department of Zoology, University Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the present study the Takerial lake is selected for the assessment of various physico chemical parameters and zooplankton diversity. Takerial lake is located 5 km far away from the Kamareddy district head quarter of Telangana state. In this study total fifteen different physico chemical parameters and four major groups of zooplankton were analyzed during the year 2019-2020. The results of physicochemical parameters clearly supports the lake water is useful for various agriculture activities and the water is also suitable for domestic purpose. The observed four groups of zooplankton are Rotifera, Copepoda, Cladocera and Ostracoda. Among all the four group of zooplankton the Rotifera group of zooplankton were dominated and followed by Copepoda, Cladocera and Ostracoda respectively.
Keywords: Physico chemical, zooplankton, takerial, month and lake.