Density and Diversity of Rotifers from Shore of a Flood Plain,  Balloki Head Works: Density & Diversity of Rotifers in Balloki Head Works

Sara  Hayee; Leena  Zahid; Rabiia  Sundas; Naveed  Akhter; Abdul Qayyum  Khan Sulehria

doi:10.52229/pbmj.v1i2.45

Authors

Sara Hayee Government Post Graduate College for Women, Samanabad, Lahore.
Leena Zahid Government College University Lahore.
Rabiia Sundas Government College for Women, Shakargarh.
Naveed Akhter Government Post Graduate College Pattoki, Kasur
Abdul Qayyum Khan Sulehria Government Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52229/pbmj.v1i2.45

Abstract

The present research work is an investigation of Rotifers from flood plains of Balloki Head Works using diversity indices.Objective: To study the density and diversity of rotifers of flood plain. Methods:collection of rotifers was done from the shore of flood plains from September to July. In total, 15 different species were identified. Rotifers were extracted from soil sample by a customized Baermann Funnel method. A moderate diversity of rotifers was explored by Shannon – Weaver. Simpson index of dominance supported this result. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there was no significant difference in population density of rotifers among months as the p-value was greater than 5% (α= 0.05). Population density of rotifers was negatively correlated with water temperature and pH whereas a positive correlation was observed with electrical conductivityResults:Overall a moderate diversity was observed. Rotifer density and distribution was under the influence of physico-chemical parameters.

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