Abstract

DIVERSITY OF DODDANALA RESERVOIR IN SANGLI DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA (INDIA)

Alka Prakash Inamdr*

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Abstract

The wetlands are suitable habitats for variety of animals, birds and many aquatic plants, which form a typical food web. A total number of 07 macrophytes were reported from Doddanala reservoir out of them 6 species of emergent and 01 was of submerged type. In aquatic ecosystem, the phytoplankton play an important role of primary producers. The Chlorophyceae is dominant group represented by 16 genera and 22 species whereas, Cyanophyceae showed 7 genera and 11 species. Bacillariophyceae reported with 04 genera and 05 species. Euglenophyceae, with only Euglena acus. Dinophyceae recorded with 2 species of 4 genera. The reservoir is secondarily being used for reservoir capture fishery. Important major carps, common carp, Chinese carp fish and 1 local species occurred in this reservoir. There were 17 species of aquatic birds were observed in the vicinity of Doddanala reservoir. Attempts have been made to observe the diversity of macrophytes, phytoplankton, fish and bird diversity to obtain the baseline data from June 2018 to May 2020.

Keywords: Diversity, Doddanala reservoir, Sangli district, macrophytes, Phytoplankton.