Quantitative analysis of phytoplankton and zooplankton of Masala lake, Masala, Distt. Chandrapur, Maharashtra

Abstract

Quantitative analysis of both phytoplankton and zooplankton have greater importance in limnological studies, Masala lake is situated at 6 km north east from Chandrapur city. The phytoplankton and zooplank­ ton samples were collected from sampliag site S,, S, and S, in month of September 2006. At site S, the phytoplankton were found in larger number in comparison to sites S, and S,, however at site S, the species variation is noted. About zooplankton the larger amount of zooplankton were reported at site S,, Along with all these zooplankton some Nematode species were also noted, these species were Diplogaster fictor and Rhabdolaimus minor. In the present study the result of the quantitative analysis of both phytoplankton and zooplankton noted at different collection sites are discussed.

Keywords

• Quantitative
• Phytoplankton
• Zooplankton
• Lake