Copepod Diversity, Status and Effect of Pollution

Vol-3 | Issue-09 | September 2018 | Published Online: 07 September 2018    PDF ( 298 KB )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1470573
Author(s)
Sushma Devi 1; Sarbjeet Kour 2

1Ph.D scholar, Department of Zoology, University Of Jammu, Baba Sahib Ambedkar Road (India)

2Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University Of Jammu, Baba Sahib Ambedkar Road (India)

Abstract

Copepods are important component of zooplanktonic community of any freshwater ecosystem (Arak and Mokashe, 2012). Present attempt has been to enlist the copepod diversity of two freshwater ponds. Overall presently a total of 6 genera were reported; 5 genera with 9 species belonging to family Cyclopida and 1 genera with 1 species belonging to family Diapotomidae. Of the all it was presently recorded that quantitatively Cyclop bicolour was seen dominating in both the water bodies. Statistical analysis so applied revealed that there exist both interspecific and intraspecific competition both the water bodies.

Keywords
Copepods, interspecific and intraspecific competition, zooplanktonic community, freshwater ecosystem
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