Seasonal Variation of Phytoplankton Diversityin the Fresh Water Body of Atpadi Lake, Maharashtra

Abstract

Studies on monthly variations of phytoplanktons in a freash water body of Atpadi lake Atpadi, Maharashtra were carried out from Feb. 2018 to Jan. 2020. The phytoplanktons in this aquatic body were represented by Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Cyanophyceae. The values of percentage composition of each group of phytoplankton indicated that Chlorophyceae (30.43%) formed largest group of phytoplankons followed by Bacillariophyceae (26.08%), Cyanophyceae (26.08%) and Euglenophyceae (17.39%). Maximum density of phytoplankton was reported during summer and minimum during monsoon season.