%0 Journal Article
%T Study on Distribution and Diversity of Phytoplankton in Relation to Physico-chemical Parameters in Bhavanapadu Creek, Andhra Pradesh, India
%A Amarnath Dogiparti
%A Ravi Kumar Kurapati
%A Uday Ranjan T Joseph
%A Myla S Chakravarty
%J International Journal of Basics and Applied Science
%D 2013
%I Insan Akademika Publications
%X The Phytoplankton distribution and diversity was studied with compare to the Physico-chemical parameters in Bhavanapadu Creek. A monthly sampling was carried out from December 2010 to November 2011 at 5 different stations. The four classes of phytoplankton comprises of 39 species and Bacillariophyceae were contributed (0-90%), more percentage of composition fallowed by Chlorophyceae (1-62%), Cyanophyceae (2-46%) and Pyrrophyceae (0-10%). The Phytoplankton population density and diversity depends upon the Physico-chemical parameters and showed significant correlation with the parameters like temperature, pH, ammonia, magnesium, phosphates and dissolved oxygen (D.O.). The Shannon-weavers index (H) was 0.000 to 0.595.
%K Phytoplankton
%K Diversity and Abundance
%K Physico-chemical parameters
%K Shannon-weavers index
%K Bhavanapadu Creek
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