COMPARATIVE ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF PHYTOPLANKTON OF BAKAR AND PHOOSNA LAKES-PAKISTAN

Authors

  • M K Leghari Pakistan Museum of Natural History, Shakarparian, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • MY Leghari Department of Pharmacy, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Keywords:

Phytoplankton , Bakar Lake, Phoosna Lake.

Abstract

A comparative ecological study of phytoplankton of Lake Bakar, district Sanghar and Lake Phoosna, district Badin  was  carried out during August, 1993 to July, 1996. A total of 78 species belonging to 33 genera of 5 classes (Bacillariophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Dinophyceae , Xanthophyceae and Euglenophyceae) were recorded. 12  species  were  common  in  both Lakes. 58 species were present in Lake Bakar and 8 in Lake Phoosna. The study showed that  the aquatic  environment  of Lake Bakar  is  qualitatively  much  better  as compared  to Lake Phoosna.

 

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Published

2002-06-24

How to Cite

Leghari, M. K., & Leghari, M. (2002). COMPARATIVE ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF PHYTOPLANKTON OF BAKAR AND PHOOSNA LAKES-PAKISTAN. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 45(3), 182–190. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1785

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 3 (2002): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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