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The present study reports the zooplankton community of Ramala lake in Chandrapur city, Maharashtra for period of 12 months from Ju ne 2006 to May 2007. The stu dy showe d muc h di versity. The lak e is one of ancient, historical, man made water body, constructed by Gond Raja of Chandrapur. Monthly variation in the abundance of zooplankton were studied during the study period of 12 months. Total 18 zooplankton species were recorded, out of which 10 rotifera species ,02 copepoda species, 01 ostracoda and 05 cladocera species were found. The roti fer Brachionus was dominated throughou t the study period.
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APHA, 1998. Standard method for the examination of water and waste water. American Public Health Association, Washington D.C. : 874.
Annapurna,C. and Chatterje Tapas, 1999. The freshwater ostracodas (crustacea, ostracoda) from Dhanbad, Bihar. J. Aqua. Biol., 14 (1 & 2):11-15.
Battish, S.K., 1992. Fresh water zooplankton of India. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi.
Chandrasekar, S.V.A. and Kodarkar, M.S., 1994. Biodiversity ofZooplankton In Saroornagar Lake, Hyderabad. J. Aqua. Biol., 9 ( 1 & 2):30-33.
Dhanapathi, M.V.S.S.S., 2000.Taxonomic notes on the rotifers from India (from 1889- 2000) Pub., Indian Association of Aquatic Biologists (IAAB), Hyderabad., A.P.:178.
Edmondson, W.T., 1959. Rotifera In fresh water Biology. Ed : W.T. Edmondson. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York. London:420.
Nayar, C.K.G., 1970. Studies on the Rotifer Population of the ponds at Pilani, Rajasthan. J. 2001 Soc. India, 2:21-34.
Pawar S.K., V.R. Madlapure and J.S. Pulle, 2003. Study of zooplanktonic community of Sirur dam water, near Mukhed in Nanded district. (M.S.), Indian J.Aqua. Biol., 18 (2):37- 40.
Salaskar Promod, 1996. Environmental Studies of Powai lake. Ph. D. Thesis submitte to Uninversity of Bombay.
Ward, W.B. and Whipple, G.C., 1992. Fresh water biology. W.T.Edmondson edn.