Diversity of Planktons in Kham river, Aurangabad

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Syed Atheruddin Quadri

Present work focused on the taxonomic composition of zooplankton in Kham river of Aurangabad during the

year October 20011 to 2012 in the present investigation 20 species of zooplankton were to the different groups i.e

.,Rotifera ,Copepoda ,Cladocera, Ostrocoda. During study period in the Kham river zooplanktons was composed of taxa Rotifera ,four taxa

of Copepoda ,four taxa Cladocera and four taxa of Ostrocoda . The total zooplankton composition is significantly change in all the water

bodies .Comparison of diversity and density in Kham river was studied with diversity indices . The study result clearly indicates intensified

eutrophication river .These fragile ecosystems have to prevent from further eutrophication .