Abstract
Aquatic microphytes are pioneer organisms of an aquatic food chain. The productivity of an aquatic environment depends on the density of microphytes. These produce the food material on which other organisms in the ecosystem sustain. In this context, the present investigation was undertaken to study the diversity of microphytes from some reservoirs (Belawale Budruk, Benikare, Karanjivane, Sonali and Murgud) of Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. About 108 species of microphytes were identified from these lakes. Maximum diversity is observed from Chlorophyceae, followed by Bacillariophyceae and Cyanophyceae.
Highlights
Microphytes are the small, tiny unicellular or multicellular planktonic alga observed in all aquatic ecosystems
The concepts of periodicity, succession and response to environmental changes on diversity of phytoplankton attract the interest of many ecologists
Number and species of phytoplankton serves to determine the quality of water body
Summary
Microphytes are the small, tiny unicellular or multicellular planktonic alga observed in all aquatic ecosystems (fresh, estuarine and marine). They are grouped into filamentous algae and planktonic algae. These chains, threads and filaments are intertwined to form a mat which resembles with wet wool [1] They are commonly known as pond scum or algal blooms. On the basis of species, their size can be ranging from a few micrometers (μm) to a hundred micrometers They are commonly known as “green water algae or pea soap algae”. A days the quality of water bodies gets polluted due to an increase in human activities It underlines to study the seasonal limnobotany with reference to microphytes diversity. The limnobotanical study with special reference to algal diversity plays an important role to understand the status of water
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