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Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 8(3), pp. 122 - 131
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2020.080307
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Seasonal Variation of Physico-Chemical Parameters and Their Influence on Phytoplankton Community of Muthupet Estuary, Southeast Coast, Tamil Nadu, India
Suganthi A 1, Venkatraman C 1, Bharath B 2, Perinbam K 2,*
1 Marine Biology Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, India
2 PG and Research Department of Botany, Government Arts College for Men (Autonomous), Affiliated to University of Madras, India
ABSTRACT
Physico-chemical parameters of freshwater are most important factor for diversity and density of phytoplankton community. Hence, the present study was intended to evaluate the seasonal variation on physico-chemical parameters such as rainfall, temperature, pH, salinity, dissolved oxygen and their relationship with phytoplankton community of Muthupet estuary. The seasonal variation of nutrients like nitrate, phosphate and silicate was recorded to determine the utilization of nutrients by phytoplanktons in aquatic environment. The results exposed that physico-chemical parameters showed significant difference among the seasons. The nutrient dynamic of Muthupet estuary exhibits considerable seasonal variation due to the rainfall and nutrient utilization of autotrophs. There are totally 14 species of phytoplankton under three different groups namely Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae and Cyanophyceae was recorded. The highest phytoplankton density was recorded during summer season (18541.67b 卤 3934.52/m3), while lower in monsoon seasons. The statistical analysis of physico-chemical parameters showed significant variation among seasons and the diversity indices of phytoplankton were high during post monsoon for both Simpson and Shannon indices and also on Evenness. The correlation analysis exposed that physico-chemical parameters and nutrients are effective dynamics to control the seasonal variations on phytoplankton diversity. Therefore, the present study reveals that Muthupet estuary has rich in phytoplankton community due to presence of high nutrient content and consisting of appropriate environmental factors.
KEYWORDS
Muthupet Estuary, Physico-Chemical, Nutrients, Phytoplankton, Diversity Indices
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[1] Suganthi A , Venkatraman C , Bharath B , Perinbam K , "Seasonal Variation of Physico-Chemical Parameters and Their Influence on Phytoplankton Community of Muthupet Estuary, Southeast Coast, Tamil Nadu, India," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 122 - 131, 2020. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2020.080307.
(b). APA Format:
Suganthi A , Venkatraman C , Bharath B , Perinbam K (2020). Seasonal Variation of Physico-Chemical Parameters and Their Influence on Phytoplankton Community of Muthupet Estuary, Southeast Coast, Tamil Nadu, India. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 8(3), 122 - 131. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2020.080307.