Diversity indices of phytoplankton at Munj sagar talab (Dhar, Madhya pradesh, India).

Abstract

Phytoplankton is the significant formal natural occupier of all water bodies. They play an important role in the biosynthesis of organic material. Being an index of trophic status phytoplankton reflects the overall environmental condition of the system and its potentiality. Present investigation was carried out for a period of twenty four month to study the diversity indices. Simpson’s Index of Dominance ranged from 0.0441 to 0.0952. Shannon-Wiener Diversity (H) index ranged from 2.6298 to 3.2112.273. Evenness Index ranged from 0.5593 to 0.9808 during the study period. Keywords: Diversity index, Evenness Index (J), Shannon and Weaver diversity index (H), Simpson’s Index of Dominance (D) and phytoplankton,

Keywords

• Diversity
• phytoplankton
• dominance
• Simpson’s index