INFLUENCE OF PILGRIMAGE ON THE MACROBENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIODIVERSITY OF STREAM BAN–GANGA, KATRA, J&K, INDIA

Arti Sharma; Vipulab Sharma

Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

INFLUENCE OF PILGRIMAGE ON THE MACROBENTHIC INVERTEBRATE BIODIVERSITY OF STREAM BAN–GANGA, KATRA, J&K, INDIA

Arti Sharma, Vipulab Sharma

Abstract :

The aim of this study was monitoring of benthic fauna to study the impact of pilgrimage on the stream Ban&ndash;Ganga. Selected physico&ndash;chemical water quality parameters were also analyzed at the selected five stations framed for the study. Phylum Annelida was the dominant group followed by Arthropoda and Mollusca at all the stations. Station III and IV, which were under the most anthropogenic stress showed the maximum abundance of pollution indicator groups while the Station I showed the abundance of EPT. Concomitantly, the variations in the limnological parameters were also recorded. &nbsp;