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Ecological studies in the plankton of certain freshwater ponds of hyderabad — India II, phytoplankton —1

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The paper discusses the distribution and periodicity of Volvocales, Chlorococcales, Desmids, Euglenineae and phytoplankton in general occurring in three freshwater ponds. It is observed that the polluted pond harboured densest phytoplankton population comprising of Volvocales, Chlorococcales, Myxophyceae and Euglenineae. Bluegreens were particularly abundant in alkaline waters (pH 8.69) which were rich in nitrates (12.58) and dissolved oxygen (5.5). The ponds harbouring diatoms and desmids were less polluted. It is emphasized that ecological behaviour of several species does not fall in harmony with the behaviour of the taxonomic group or class of which they are members. Therefore, attention was paid to the ecology of individual species as far as possible.

In their seasonal fluctuations different algal groups were apparently favoured by the ecological conditions given below.

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Seenayya, G. Ecological studies in the plankton of certain freshwater ponds of hyderabad — India II, phytoplankton —1. Hydrobiologia 37, 55–88 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016368

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