Study of Seasonal Variation of Rotifers Populations in River Burhi Gandak (Muzaffarpur, Bihar)

Authors

  • Vijay Kumar Department of Zoology, R.N. College, Hajipur, Bihar 844101, India
  • Suruchi Manaswita Department of Zoology, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842001, India
  • Shiva Nand Singh P.G. Department of Zoology, Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 842001, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Rotifers, Diel variation, Zooplankton, Heterotrophs

Abstract

Rotifers are the most diversified group of  Zooplanktons and play important role between the  autotrophs and other heterotrophs. It forms an  important links in food chain. Rotifers found  abundantly in Burhi Gandak. A total of 14 and 12  species of rotifers were recorded in point I & II  respectively. The first (108 U\L) and second (118  U\L) peak was recorded in December 2018 and May  2019 respectively. The dominant rotifer species was B.  Caudatus (22 U\L) and (24 U\L) was recorded in May  2019 and June 2020. Keratella tropica was the second  dominant speices. A total no. of 18 and 24 species was  collected in first and second point during the study of  diel variation. The data collected co-related to study  the condition of river Burhi Gandak in the light of  available literature. 

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Published

2020-12-16

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2020): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Zoology (Jul-Dec) 2020

Section

Research Paper

How to Cite

Study of Seasonal Variation of Rotifers Populations in River Burhi Gandak (Muzaffarpur, Bihar) . (2020). Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Zoology , 39(2), 488–494. https://doi.org/10.48165/