A study on relationship between zooplanktonic community and electrolyte influence of water at Lohargarh pond, district Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan (India)

Abstract

The present study was carried out on Lohargarh Kunda (Open pond) of Lohargarh, district- Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. It is 70 km away from Jhunjhunu and it’s a part of Arawali range. The Physico-chemical parameters and zooplanktonic diversity of this pond were sampled from Feb2022 to Jan. 2023. During this present study period, a total number of 50 species of zooplankton were recorded, out of which Protozoa was represented by 17 species, Rotifer by 10 species, Annelida by 1 species and different classes and subclasses of Arthropoda was identified like Insect by 6 species, Branchiopoda by 4 species, Ostracoda by 3 species, Cladocera by 2 species, Copepoda by 6 species and 1 Crustacean larval species. Zooplanktonic community when correlated with its Physico-chemical parameters indicated that the density and distribution of zooplanktonic species was influenced by its physical and chemical factor of the pond environment.