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January to March 2024 Article ID: NSS8490 Impact Factor:7.60 Cite Score:7318 Download: 119 DOI: https://doi.org/42 View PDf
Study of Ecological Status of AbhedaPond, Kota (Rajasthan)
Sushma Agrawal
Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Maa Bharti P.G. College, Kota (Raj.)Veena Chourasia
Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Govt. College, Kota (Raj.)
Abstract:
In the
present study ecological status of Abheda pond Kota was accessed. The
ecological status was considered using the three parameter – Physico-chemical parameters
of water, its sediment and diversity of macrozoobenthic community. Four
sampling stations were selected for the collection of samples. The parameters
studied under physico-chemical studies were- Temperature,
pH, Electrical Conductivity, Total alkalinity, Total hardness, Calcium
hardness, Chloride, Sodium, Potassium,Nitrate, Phosphate and Dissolved Oxygen.
The result indicated that Abheda pond is eutrophic in nature. The Biological
study showed total 21 taxa of macrozoobenthos, belonging three phyla namely
Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Annelida. Themacrozoobenthic fauna are mostimportant as
they the indicators of overall ecological health of a water body.
Keywords: Eutrophic, Macrozoobenthos, Physico-chemical
parameters, Sediment, Waterbody.