Zooplankton Diversity in Rajura Dam at Buldhana District of Maharashtra

Abstract

This research focuses on collecting and identifying the zooplankton found in the Pravara River in District Ahmednagar, Maharashtra State. The river is a tributary of the Godavari, Akole, and Sangamner rivers and flows through six tehsils. The timeframe for completion of the project was from January 20, 2021, to December 31, 2021. of this paper, researchers detail the zooplankton community make-up of the Pravara River. The Pravara River close to Bhandardara hamlet is home to ten different species of zooplankton from four different classes: the Rotifera, Cladocera, Copepoda, and Ostracoda. Rotifera were consistently shown to be the most numerous and abundant zooplankton taxon throughout all seasons. Analysis of seasonal changes in zooplankton populations reveals that winter has a typical abundance of species.
Keywords: Abundance, Anthropogenic, Bio indicator, Community, Dominance.