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<#LINE#>Composition and Distribution of Zooplankton Relationship to Environmental Factor in a Tropical River: (Bagoe, Cote d'Ivoire)<#LINE#>S.A.@N’da,R.N.@Etilé ,K.GÂ@N’zi .,S.@Berté,V.@N’douba<#LINE#>1-11<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-071.pdf<#LINE#>Hydrobiology Laboratory, UFR Biosciences, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan-Cocody, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, 22 BP 582Abidjan 22, CÔTE D’IVOIRE, West Africa<#LINE#>10/5/2015<#LINE#>28/1/2015<#LINE#>The relation between zooplankton and environmental parameters were studied in Bagoe river in thirteen stations the dry (March-April 2012) and rainy (October-November 2012) seasons. Thirty-eight taxa of zooplankton were identified in Bagoe river, including Copepoda, Cladocera, Rotifera and others zooplankton. Rotifera was the richest group with 26 taxa belonging to 15 families and 18 genuses. Zooplankton abundance varied significantly (p  0.01) according to station and season. Abundance seasonal variation was marked by dry season values (1 to 233 ind.L-1) highest than those observed during wet season (0 to 6 ind.L-1). Spatially, the highest zooplankton abundance was generally obtained in southern part of the river in both the dry and the wet (with the exception of station B11) seasons. Rotifera was the most abundant group with, in average 57 % of total abundance in the wet season and 91% over the dry season. During the dry season, the most abundance taxa of Rotifera, were Trichocerca sp. (mean: 24%), Polyharthra sp. (23%) and Lecane sp. (20%). During the wet season, Polyharthra sp., was the most abundant Rotifera (70%). 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<#LINE#>Biochemical changes in various Organs of Lamellidens Consobrinus due to Toxicity stress<#LINE#>B.S.@Bhangale,P.R.@Mahajan<#LINE#>12-15<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-099.pdf<#LINE#>Bhusawal Arts, Science and P.O. Nahata Comm. College, Bhusawal, Jalgaon, MH, INDIA @ Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel Arts, Science and Commerce College, Ainpur, Jalgaon, MH, INDIA<#LINE#>3/7/2015<#LINE#>14/9/2015<#LINE#>The present study describes the biochemical changes particularly the variations of protein in various Organs of Lamellidens Consobrinus. The variation in protein content in different tissues i.e. gills, digestive glands and whole soft body tissues after chronic exposure of heavy metals like NiCl, CrO3 to fresh water mussels Lamellidens consobrinus was studied. The mussels were exposed to LC50/10 concentration of 1.65ppm of CrO, and 0.34 ppm NiCl for 21 days. The protein content from the three groups were estimated after 7, 14, and 21 days.  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<#LINE#>Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Crude Coconut Shell Oil<#LINE#>R.@Sodha,S.@Gaonkar,S.@Kolte,P.@Padmanabha<#LINE#>16-20<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-114.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Chemistry, Kishinchand Chellaram College, Churchgate, Mumbai, 20, INDIA<#LINE#>30/7/2015<#LINE#>6/9/2015<#LINE#>  Traditionally coconut shell oil has been used for the treatment of skin infections. It has been used for antitumor, antihelminthic, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory antiseptic and antioxidant activity. . The aim of the project was to extract oil from the coconut shell, purify it and test it for anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity. The shell oil was first extracted by modified method then it was subjected to sequential solvent extraction with petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol. The anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity was checked by ditch plate and agar cup diffusion method. The microbial activity was found to more active in Petroleum Ether extract, hence an attempt was made to separate the components present in it by Flash Column Chromatography. The monitoring was done with TLC, and pure components were further studied for identification of Functional groups present in it using FTIR. <#LINE#> @ @ Zakaria Z.A., Reezal I., Mat Jais A.M., Somchit M.N., Sulaiman M.R., Marmin A.H.I., Sidek H., Husin S.H., Rahim M.H.A. and Abdul Rahman L., The antiinflammatory, anti-pyretic and wound healing activities of Cocos nucifera L. (MATAG types) fresh juice and kernel extract in experimental animals, Toxicol., 1, 516–526 (2006) @No $ @ @ Jean W.H. Yong, Liya Ge, Yan Fei Ng and Swee Ngin Tan, The Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of  Coconut (Cocos nucifera Molecules, 14, doi:10.3390/molecules14125144 @No $ @ @ Rajeev K Singla, Nitesh Jaiswal2, Varadaraj BhatHitesh Jagani, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Cocos Nucifera Linn. (Arecaceae) Endocarp Extracts, Indoglobal Journal of Pharmaceutical Science361 (2011) @No $ @ @ Esquenazi D., Wagg M.D., Miranda M.M., Rodrigues H.M., Tostes J.B. and Rozental S., Antimicrobial and antiviral activities of polyphenolics from Cocos nucifera Linn, (Palmae) husk fiber extract, 647– 652 (2002) @No $ @ @ Chakraborty M. and Mitra A., The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of the methanolic extract from Cocos nucifera mesocarp, (2008) @No $ @ @ Verma V, Bhardwah A, Rathi S and Raja R.BPotential Antimicrobial Agent from Cocos nucifera mesocarp extract; Development of a New Generation Antibiotic, Journal of Biological Sciences3202, 1(2), 48-54 (2012) @No $ @ @ A.R. Oyi, Onaolapoand J.A. and Obi R.C, Formulation and Antimicrobial studies of Coconut (Cocos nucifera Linne) oil, Research Journal of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology, 2(2), 133-137 (2010) @No $ @ @ Deb Mandal M and Mandal S, Coconut (Cocos nucifera: Arecaeae): In health promotion and disease prevention, Asian Pacific journal of Tropic Medicine, 241-47 (2011) @No $ @ @ Satish Kolte; Application of HPLC and HPTLC in the study of some pharmaceutical products and study of biologically active compounds from crude coconut shell oil, 230 (1998) @No $ @ @ Shigwan A. and Gohil R., To study the role of coconut shells in mosquito repellent coils; Jigyaasa VIII; K. C. College church gate, Mumbai, India, (1998) @No 
<#LINE#>Avifaunal Diversity of Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh, India<#LINE#>Diljeet@Singh<#LINE#>21-33<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-145.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Zoology, Government College Shahpur (Kangra), Himachal Pradesh, 176206, INDIA <#LINE#>2/10/2015<#LINE#>18/10/2015<#LINE#>The avifaunal diversity at five study sites (Bhakhra, Naina Devi, Swarghat, Bilaspur and Ghumarwin ) of Bilaspur district in Himachal Pradesh was explored during two visits (winter) in 2010-2011. In total, 111 species of birds belonging to 13 orders and 36 families were observed in Bilaspur district (43: Bhakhra, 45: Naina Devi, 31: Swarghat, 76: Bilaspur, and 42: Ghumarwin).  The highest number of species were found in order Passeriformes (66)59.4% followed by Ciconiiformes (14)12.6% and least number (1)0.90% in other 5 orders. The highest number of species were found in family Muscicapidae (16)14.4% followed by Sylviidae (12) 10.8% and Corvidae 10 (9.0%) and least number (1)0.90% in other 16 families. The relative abundance of species was Very Common (12), Common (44), Uncommon (41) and Rare (14).  One globally threatened (IUCN status) species Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus was also reported found to have relative abundance as Uncommon.        <#LINE#> @ @ Bird Life International, Birds help us understand the natural world. Birds are very useful indicators for other kinds of biodiversity. Available from, http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sowb/introduction/INTRO2/ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sowb/casestudy/79, Accessed, (2015) @No $ @ @ Grimmett R., Inskipp C. and Inskipp T., Pocket guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Oxford University Press, New Delhi (1999) @No $ @ @ Kazmierczak K. and Van Perlo B., A Field Guide to the Birds of the India, Srilanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives.  OM Book Service, New Delhi (2000) @No $ @ @ Ali S. and Ripley S.D., Handbook of Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Srilanka, 10 Vols. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, (1968-1999) @No $ @ @ Singh S., Kothari A. and Pande P. (Eds.), Directory of National Parks and Sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh: Management Status and Profiles. Indian Institute of Public administration, Environmental Studies Division, New Delhi (1990) @No $ @ @ Grimmett R. and Inskipp T., Birds of Northern India. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, (2003) @No $ @ @ Besten den J.W., Birds of Kangra. Moonpeak Publisher, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, (2004) @No $ @ @ Mahabal A., Aves, In: Fauna of Western Himalaya(Part-2). (Ed.) The Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 275-339 (2005) @No $ @ @ Thakur M.L. and Mattu V.K., Birds of Himachal Pradesh, India. Lambert Academic Publishing GmbH and Co., Saarbrucken, Germany, (2012) @No $ @ @ Singh D., Birds Recorded during a Study in Himachal Pradesh. Renu Publishers, New Delhi, (2015) @No $ @ @ Jones A. E., A list of birds found in the Simla hills 1908-1918. J. Bombay Nat. Hist.Soc. 26: 601-620 (1919) @No $ @ @ Jones A. E., The birds of the Simla and adjacent hills, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc,47, 117-125, 219-249, 409-432 1947-48) @No $ @ @ Mahabal A. and Sharma T.R., Birds in Nainadevi Wildlife Sanctuary in Siwalik Himalayas, Newsletter for Birdwatchers, 33), 43-44 (1993) @No $ @ @ Mahabal A., Bird survey in Siwalik Himalaya of Himachal Pradesh, Pavo, 34), 7-16 (1996) @No $ @ @ Singh D., Investigation on the Avian Biodiversity of Himachal Pradesh, PhD Thesis, Kurukshetra University Kurukshetra, India (2011) @No $ @ @ Balokhra J.M., The Wonderland Himachal Pradesh., H.G. Publications, New Delhi (2010) @No $ @ @ Wikipedia, Bhakhra Dam, Available from, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhakra_Dam, Accessed (2015) @No $ @ @ Inskipp T., Lindsey N. and Duckworth W., An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Oriental Region, Oriental Bird Club, Sandy, U.K. (1996) @No
<#LINE#>Common Fungal Leaf spot diseases of Allium cepa L. and Allium sativum L. Crop from Maharashtra state, India<#LINE#>A.@DongreMayur,K.N.@Borse<#LINE#>34-37<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-149.pdf<#LINE#> Post Graduate Department of Botany, S.S.V.P. Sanstha’s L. K. Dr. P.R. Ghogrey Science College, Dhule, Maharashtra, INDIA <#LINE#>14/10/2015<#LINE#>28/10/2015<#LINE#>Onion (Allium cepa L.) and Garlic (Allium sativum L.) are the two crops grown throughout Maharashtra These are the main crop of khandesh region especially Dhule and Nasik districts. These crops are taken throughout the year. Bulbs and bulbils are the main product of plant but plants leaves are also important source of vegetable. Onion and Garlic plant leaves are affected by three most important fungi, which cause heavy loss to the crop. These three pathogens are Alternaria porri (Ellis), Stemphyllium vesicarrium (Wallr) E.G. Simmons, and Cercospora duddiae Welles.  <#LINE#> @ @  http://www.dogr.res.in/index.php?option=com_contentandview=articleandid=94andItemid=98andlang=en (Retrieved on 2/10/ 2015), (2015) @No $ @ @  Barnett H.L. and Hunter B.B., Illustrated genera of imperfect fungi, 4th edition, Amer Phytopathological Society press, St. Minnesota, USA (1998) @No $ @ @  Chupp Charles, A monograph of fungus genus Cercospora, Ithaca New York (1954) @No $ @ @ (http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069521295 Retrived on 2/10/2015)  4. Phengsintham P, Braun U, McKenzie EHC, Chukeatirote E, Cai L and Hyde KD., Monograph of Cercosporoid fungi from Thailand., Plant Pathology and Quarantine Online, 3(2), (2013) @No $ @ @  Welles C.B., A new leaf spot disease of Onion and garlic, Phytopathology, 13, 362-365 (1923) @No $ @ @  Narain Udit and Saksena H.K., New records of Cercosporae from India, Sydowia, 25, 134-136 (1971) @No $ @ @  Shishkoff N. and Lorbeer J.W., Etiology of Stemphyilium leaf blight of onion, Phytopathology, 79, 301-304 (1989) @No $ @ @  Shehu K. and Aliero A.A., Effects of Purple Blotch Infection on the Proximate and Mineral Contents of Onion Leaf, International Journal of Pharma Sciences and Research (IJPSR), 1(2), 131-133 (2010) @No $ @ @  Suheri H. and Price T.V., Infection of onion leaves by Alternaria porri and Stemphyilium vasicarium and disease development in controlled environments, Plant pathology, 49, 375-382 (2000) @No $ @ @  Ellis M.B., Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes. CMI, Kew, Boco, Surrey, England (1971) @No $ @ @  Tomoo Misawa and Shinji Yasuoka, The life cycle of Stemphyilium vasicarium, the causal agent of Welsh onion leaf blight, Journal of general Plant Pathology, 78, 18-29 (2012) @No 
<#LINE#>Studies on fishing Crafts and Gears in Tandava reservoir, Andhra Pradesh, India<#LINE#>G.@Rajeswari,R.@RaghuPrakash,U@Sreedhar,M.@SwamyKumar<#LINE#>38-42<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-152.pdf<#LINE#> Research Centre of Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Pandurangapuram, P.O. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 530 003, INDIA  <#LINE#>19/10/2015<#LINE#>2/11/2015<#LINE#>The present study deals with the various types of Crafts and gears operated for exploitation of fishery resources in Tandava reservoir, Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. The data collected during 2006-2008 are reported in this communication.  Four types of crafts, five types of nets and five types of traps were operated for exploitation of the fishery in Tandava reservoir.  It was observed that gill nets made of polyamide monofilament and multifilament are predominantly used . Traps made of split bamboo are used in this reservoir.  Stick held drag nets are used in some areas of the reservoir to exploit murrel fish.   The design details, fishery and operational methods of gears of Tandava reservoir of Andhra Pradesh state are presented in this communication  <#LINE#> @ @  Sugunan VV., Reservoir fisheries of India, FAO Fisheries Technical paper., 345, 1-10 (1995) @No $ @ @  George VC, An account of the Inland fishing  gears and methods of India, Spl. Bull C.I.F.T., 1-68 (1971) @No $ @ @  George VC, Khan AA and Varghese MD, Stick held drag net for shore line fishes of reservoirs, Fishery Technology., 19(2) ,121 (1982) @No $ @ @  Khan AA, Percy Dawson, Sita Rama Rao J and Varghese MD, Fishing in Impounded waters A case study of Hirakud reservoir-Orissa, spl. Bull  Cift., 1-20 (1992) @No $ @ @  Khan AA and Kartha KN, Percy Dawson and George VC, Fish Harvesting systems in Indian reservoirs, Fishery Technology sp.issue, 152-155 (1991) @No $ @ @  Kumar Varma and Kumar Kamad, A preliminary study on Fishing Craft and Gears in Dhaura reservoir, Uttaarakhand, India, International Research journal of Biological Sciences, 2(8), 76-78 (2013) @No $ @ @  Pravin P and Meenakumari B, Fishing Traps of Assam, CIFT Special Bulletin, 14, 1-162 (2008) @No $ @ @  Sreekrishna Y and Shenoy L, Fishing gear and craft technology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, 342 (2000) @No $ @ @  Laxmappa B, Satya Parameshwar K and Sreenivas Reddy B, Prawn catching methods in Ramanpad reservoir of Mahabubnagar district A.P, India, International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 5, 43-48 (2014) @No $ @ @  Manna Ranjan K, Das Archan K, Krishna Rao DS, Karthikeyam M and Singh DN, Fishing craft and gear in river Krishna, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 10(3), 491-497 (2011) @No $ @ @  Nedelec C, FAO Catalog of small scale fishing gear, Fishing News (Books) Lts.,  Farnham Surrey, England, 1-191 (1975) @No 
<#LINE#>The Development of Ophthalmic Apparatus of Malpolon Monsspesullanus (Squamata-Serpentes) in Postovopositional Stages<#LINE#>Salah@El-DinEmanYoussri,Imam@DakroryAhmed<#LINE#>43-54<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-153.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, EGYPT  <#LINE#>21/10/2015<#LINE#>29/10/2015<#LINE#>  The present investigation aimed to give a special attention on an ophthalmic apparatus development of a species of mildly venomous rear-fanded Colubrids snake; the Montpellier snake. The development of the eye was studied in different developmental stages; 1cm; 1.2cm, 1.5cm, 1.9cm, 4cm, 5.0cm, 5.5cm, 6.5cm, 7cm and 8cm total body length. The eye starts its growth as a bilateral evagination from the floor of the diencephalon. Latter, this evagination will form the different components of the eye (retina, iris, ciliary proceses, conus papillaris, lens, cornea, choroid, and sclera). Moreover, the innervations of ophthalmic apparatus appear in the early stage of development as an optic stalk and the latter develops until reach the fully formed optic nerve.  <#LINE#> @ @  Ford N.B. and Burghardt G.M., Perceptual mechanisms and the behavioral ecology of snakes, 117-164, In: R. A. Seigel and J. T. Collins (eds.), Snakes: Ecology and behavior. McGraw-Hill, New York (1993) @No $ @ @  Zug G.R., Vitt L.J. and Caldwell J.P., Herpetology, An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles, San Diego: Academic Press (2001) @No $ @ @  Werner Y., The ontogenic development of the vertebrae in some Gekkonoid lizards, J. Morph, 133(1), 41-91 (1971) @No $ @ @  Guerra-Fuentes R.A., Daza J.D. and Bauer A.M., The embryology of the retinal pigmented epithelium in dwarf geckos (Gekkota: Sphaerodactylinae): a unique developmental pattern, BMC Developmental Biology, 14, 29 (2014) @No $ @ @  Lauridsen H., Da Silva M.O., Hansen K., Jensen H.M., Warming M., Tobias Wang T. and Pedersen M., Ultrasound imaging of the anterior section of the eye of five different snake species, BMC Veterinary Research, 10, 313 (2014) @No $ @ @  Foureaux G., Egami M.I., Jared C., Antoniazzi M.M., Gutierre R.C. and Smith R.L., Rudimentary eyes of squamate fossorial reptiles (Amphisbaenia and Serpentes), Anat Rec., 293, 351–357 (2010) @No $ @ @  Pchelyakov V.F., Structural peculiarities of the cornea of the reptilian eye, Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology, 11(4), 367-370 (1979) @No $ @ @  Bellonci J., Uber die central Endigung des Nervus opticus bei den Vertebraten, Z. wiss. Zool., 47, 1-46 (1888) @No $ @ @  Sillman A.J., Carver J.K. and Loew E.R., the photoreceptors and visual pigment in the retina of a boid snake, the ball  python (Python regius), The Journal of Experimental Biology, 202, 1931–1938 (1999) @No $ @ @  Underwood G., The eye, In GANS, C. Biology of the reptilia. London: Academic Press, 1-98 (1970) @No $ @ @  Hibbard E. and Lavergne J., Morphology of the retina of the sea-snake, Pelamis platurus, Journal of Anatomy, 112(Pt 1), 125-36 (1972) @No $ @ @  Da Silva M.O., Bertelsen M.F., Wang T., Prause J.U., Svahn T. and Heegaard S., Comparative morphology of the snake spectacle using light and transmission electron microscopy, Veterinary Ophthalmology,1–6 (2015) @No $ @ @  Bernhard G.C., Animal Life Encyclopedia, New York: Van Nostrand Company, (1971) @No $ @ @  Booth D.T., Influence of incubation temperature on hatchling phenotype in reptiles, Physiol Biochem Zool., 79, 274–281 (2006) @No $ @ @  Kwan K.M., Otsuna H., Kidokoro H., Carney K.R., Saijoh Y., Chien C.B., A complex choreography of cell movements shapes the vertebrate eye, Development, 139(2), 359-372 (2010) @No $ @ @  McEwen R., Vertebrate Embryology, 4th edition, Oxford IBH Publishing Co., (1949) @No $ @ @  Moustafa Z. A. K., Comparative studies on the development of the brain and special sense organs among certain species of teleost fishes living in different habitats, Ph. D., Thesis, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Egypt, (1991) @No $ @ @  Fishelson L. and Baranes A., Ocular development in the Oman shark, Lago omanensis (Triakidae), Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, Anat. Rec., 256, 389-402 (1999) @No $ @ @  Pei Y.F. and Rhodin J. A. G., The prenatal development of the mouse eye, Anat. Rec., 168, 105-126 (1970) @No $ @ @  Young R. W., Cell differentiation in the retina of the mouse, Anat. Rec., 212, 199-205 (1985) @No $ @ @  Kalthoff  K., Analysis of Biological Development 2nd edition, McGraw-Hill Co., USA, (2001) @No $ @ @  Dudek R.W., High-Yield Embryology, Second edition. Lippincott Williams and Wikins, (2001) @No $ @ @  Armstrong J.A., An experimental study of the visual pathway in a snake (Natrix natrix), Journal of Anatomy, 85 (3), 275-288(1951) @No $ @ @ Grant P., Rubin E. and Cima C., Ontogeny of the retina and optic nerve in Xenopus laevis.I. Stages in the early development of the retina, J.comp.Neurol., 189,593-613 (1980) @No $ @ @  Wong R. O. L. and Godinho L., Development of the Vertebrate Retina, Developmental process, 77-93(2006) @No $ @ @  Cans C., Biology of the Reptilia, Volume 2: Morphology B (Coeditor: Thomas S. Parsons), London and New York: Academic Press, (1970) @No $ @ @  Baker C. V. H. and Bronner-Fraser M., Review. Vertebrate cranial placodes. l. Embryonic induction, Developm. Biology, 232, 1-61 (2001) @No $ @ @  Streit A., Early development of the cranial sensory nervous system: from a common field to individual placodes, Dev. Biol., 276, 1-15 (2004) @No $ @ @  Nordmann J., A propos de I'histogènèse de La cristallöide, Arch. Anat. Histol. Embryol., 25, 173-182; In: Biologie du cristallin (Masson, Paris 1954)(1938) @No $ @ @ Wai S.M., Li W.Y., Chan W.Y., Sha O. and Yew D.T., The iridopupillary membrane (or papillary memberane) in human development, Neuroembryology, 1, 44-46(2002) @No 
<#LINE#>Physicochemical Parameters and Zooplankton Diversity in Anicadu Chira, Kerala, India<#LINE#>Dilla@Jose,Senthilkumaar@P.<#LINE#>55-60<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-156.pdf<#LINE#>School of Enzymology and Environmental Toxicology, P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Sir Theagaraya College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA  <#LINE#>28/3/2015<#LINE#>13/10/2015<#LINE#>  Ponds are natural water sources that are used by man for various purposes. Zooplankton community constitutes an important component in the faunal composition of the water body. They are sensitive indicators of pollution in comparison with phytoplankton. The present investigation was carried out in Anicadu Chira (pond) situated in Avoly Panchayat, Ernakulam, Kerala. The physico-chemical parameters and zooplankton diversity were studied for a period of one year from April 2014 to March 2015. Totally 28 species of zooplanktons comprising of five orders namely Rotifera (12 species), Cladocera (7 species), Copepod (6 species), Ostracoda (3 species) and Protoza (1 species) were identified in this perennial pond. Among the Rotifers, Branchions falcatus was found abundant. Daphnia carinata was predominant among the Cladoceras. Among the Copepods the dominant species was Diaptamus and Cypris among Ostracoda. Among the Protozoa, only Vorticella was observed. The density of zooplankton population was maximum during summer (100 units/ litre) and minimum (8.6 units/litre) during monsoon season due to different environmental conditions of the water bodies. The abundance in zooplankton population was noticed in the following order: Rotifera &#65533; Cladocer&#65533;a Copepo&#65533;da Ostrac&#65533;odaProtozoa.  <#LINE#> @ @  Sati S.C. and Paliwal P.C., Physicochemical and bacteriological analysis of Kosi River in Central Himalaya, Poll. Res, 27(1), 79-183 (2008) @No $ @ @  Jayanthi M., A comprehensive study of three contrasting lentic systems in context of aquaculture, Ph.D. Thesis, Bharathidasan University, India, 180 (1994) @No $ @ @  Murugan N.P., Murugavel and M.S. Koderkar, Freshwater cladocera, Indian Associ. of Aqua. Biologists (IAAB), 1, 47 (1998) @No $ @ @  Park K.S. and Shin H.W., Studies on phyto-and-zooplankton composition and its relation to fish productivity in a west coast fish pond ecosystem, J. Environ. Biol., 28, 415- 422 (2007) @No $ @ @  Neves I.F., Recha O., Roche K.F. and Pinto A.A., Zooplankton community structure of two marginal lakes of the river Cuiaba (Mato Grosso, Brazil) with analysis of Rotifera and Cladocera diversity, Braz. J. Biol., 63, 1-20 (2003) @No $ @ @ Kather Bee, Chitra S.J. and Malini E., Studies on plankton Diversity and water quality of Ambattur Lake, Tamilnadu, International Journal of Pure and Applied  Zoology, 1(3), 31-36 (2015) @No $ @ @  Adoni A.D., Joshi G., Gosh K., Chowasia S.K., Vaishy A.K., Yadav M. and Verma H.G., Work book or limnology, Prathibha Publishers,1, 216 (1985) @No $ @ @  APHA, Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, 21st edn, Washington (2005) @No $ @ @  Vignesh S., Hans-Uwe Dahms K.V., Emmanuel M., Santhosh Gokul, Muthukumar K., Bong-Rae Kim and Arthur James R., Physicochemical parameters aid microbial community?, A case study from marine recreational beaches, Southern India, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(3), 1875–1887 (2014) @No $ @ @  Vignesh S., Hans-Uwe Dahms, Kumarasamy P., Rajendran A., Hyoung-Joo Jeon, Arthur James R., Microbial effects on geochemical parameters in a tropical perennial river basin, Environmental Processes, 2, 125-144 (2015) @No $ @ @  Dhanapathi M.V.S.S.S, Taxonomic notes on the Rotifera, Int. J. of Pharm. and Life Sci. (IJPLS), 2(1), 178 (2000) @No $ @ @  Tayabhaye U.M., Studies on zooplankton diversity of river Kayadhu, Near Hingoli City, Hingoli, Dist. Maharashtra, Int. Res. J., 11(12), 47 49 (2010) @No $ @ @  Taylor A.K., Chopraand G. and Seema Kumari, Zooplankton diversity in Shallow Lake of Sultanpur National Park, Gurgaon Haryana, Int. J. Appl. Biol. Pharm. Technol., 5(1), 35- 40 (2014) @No $ @ @  Shivashankar P. and Venkataramana G.V., Zooplankton diversity and their seasonal variation of Bhadra reservoir Karnataka, India, Int. Res. J. Environ. Sci., 2(5), 87- 91 (2013) @No $ @ @  Karuthapandi M., Rao D.V. and Xavier B. Innocent, Zooplankton composition and diversity of Umdasager, Hyderabad, Int. J. Life Sci. Edu. Res., 1(1), 21-26 (2012) @No $ @ @  Gaikwad S.R., Ingle K.N. and Thorat S.R., Study of zooplankton patter and resting egg diversity of recently dried water bodies in north Maharashtra region, J. Environ. Biol., 29, 353-356 (2008) @No $ @ @  Badge U.S. and Verma A.K., Limnological Studies on Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, National Symposium on Pure and Applied limnology, Bull. Bot. Soc. Sagar, 32, 16-23 (1985) @No
<#LINE#>Analysis of Plankton Diversity and Density with Physico-Chemical Parameters of Open Pond in Town Deeg (Bhratpur) Rajasthan, India<#LINE#>Singh@Sunder<#LINE#>61-69<#LINE#>9.ISCA-IRJBS-2015-157.pdf<#LINE#> Department of Zoology, Govt. M.S.J. (P.G.) College, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, INDIA <#LINE#>5/9/2015<#LINE#>24/10/2015<#LINE#>  The present study was carried out on Kunda (open pond) of Town deeg (Bharatpur) Rajasthan. The town deeg is situated in Disrict, Bharatpur of Rajasthan State. The physico-chemical parameters and plankton diversity of open pond (locally known as kunda) of town deeg district Bharatpur (Rajasthan) was sampled from April to July, 2010. The plankton were collected, counted and were identified by using the method Suggested by different agencies and scientists. Freshwater Zooplankton of India and Fresh Water Biology. The plankton was counted by using Sedgwick 4 Rafter Counting Cell method.  Pond water samples were collected for physico-chemical parameters. Values of the physico-chemical parameters observed ranged as follows: water temperature, 24-26.5°C; air temperature, 22-23. °C; transparency, 0.2-0.4 m; pH, 7.3-8.4; total dissolved solids, 143.8-159.5 mg/L; conductivity, 290.8-391.5 µmhos/cm; salinity, 0.11- 0.19%; dissolved oxygen, 0.7-1.8 mg/L and alkalinity, 0.8-1.7 mg CaCO/L.The study was carried out monthly but was tabulated seasonally by using statistical method. Thirty six taxa of plankton were encountered. Phytoplankton consisted of five families namely; Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae, Bacillariophyceae and Dinophyceae. Three groups of zooplankton encountered were copepods, cladocerans and rotifers. The presence of pollution indicator species such as, Microcystis, Phacus, Oscillatoria, Surirella Closterium, Aphanocapsa, Anabeana and Euglena show that the pond is likely polluted. The study was carried out monthly but was tabulated seasonally by using statistical method. 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