ByDr. Khalid Hussain Lashari

Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries,

University of Sindh, Jamshoro

100km

To ward

15km

27.2km longArea

80sq/km

Importance of Planktons in

Aquatic Ecosystem

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

To Evaluate Planktonic Population and

Analyze Physico-chemical Variables

of Keenjhar Lake

Material and Methods

Results

Phylum Number of Species

Cyanophyceae 83

Chlorophyceae 57

Bacillariophyceae 24

Euglenophyceae 5

Dinophyceae 2

Xanthophyceae 1

Chrysophyceae 1

Cladocera 15

Rotifera 15

Ostracoda 4

Copepoda 3

Total Planktonic Species 210

210 planktonic species, belonging to 11 classes and 85 genera.

Planktonic Species Identified from Keenjhar Lake

The highest number of planktonic species was recorded during present studies, which ultimately increases the primary and secondary productivity of Keenjhar Lake.

Conclusion