Relationship Analysis between Phytoplankton Diversity  and Water Quality of Lower Lake of Bhopal

Ruchi Acharya; Tayyab Saify; Bhawna Sharma; Rajani Gautam

doi:10.3233/AJW-150021

Abstract

Quantitative evaluation of phytoplankton was carried out in different sites of lower lake of Bhopal (M.P.) during study period. The Chlorophyceae is dominant among Cyanophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Euglenophyceae and Dinophyceae. The Boyd’s index indicates that lower lake is moderately polluted throughout the year except in the month of May and June in which lake is heavily polluted. Some species which indicated eutrophic status included Microcystis aeruginosa, Chlorococcus sp., Scenedesmus sp. and Chlorella sp. The relationship between quantitative analysis of phytoplankton and water quality of lower lake of Bhopal has been discussed.

Keywords

Boyd’s index

eutrophication

Microcystis aeruginosa

Chlorococcus sp

Conflict of interest

The authors declare they have no competing interests.

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