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Dynamics of phytoplankton community in seasonally open and closed wetlands in the Teesta?Torsa basin, India, and management implications for sustainable utilization

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Title Dynamics of phytoplankton community in seasonally open and closed wetlands in the Teesta?Torsa basin, India, and management implications for sustainable utilization
 
Creator Uttam Kumar Sarkar
 
Subject Phytoplankton,Assemblage pattern,Floodplain wetland,Ecohydrology,Indicator species,Sustainable management.
 
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The present study deals with the broader understanding of phytoplankton assemblage pattern and their ecohydrological interactions in two ecologically distinct floodplain wetlands of TeestaTorsa basin, India. Analyses of data revealed significant seasonal variations (p0.05) of ten water variables (temperature, transparency, pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, total hardness, total alkalinity, PO4P, and SiO4Si) in both the wetlands; however, no significant variation was observed among the sampling stations. In total, 128 species of phytoplankton were recorded (118 species belonging to 94 genera in seasonally open; 103 species belonging to 86 genera in closed wetland). Four algal groups, viz. Cyanophyceae, Coscinodiscophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, and Chlorophyceae, were the dominant quantitative component, remarkably influencing the total phytoplankton population in both the wetlands, contributing~87% of total phytoplankton. Species Aulacoseira granulata alone contributed 1241% and 834% to the total phytoplankton in the seasonally open and closed wetland, respectively, and indicated high organic load in both the wetlands. Altogether thirty - six and thirty - one phytoplankton taxa appeared as major indicators across the seasons for seasonally open and closed wetland, respectively. The indicator taxa (Aulacoseira, Oscillatoria, Dolichospermum, Spirogyra, Synedra, Nitzschia, Navicula, Euglena, Phacus) in both the wetlands hinted that the wetlands are under pollution pressure. The assemblage structure of phytoplankton was related to transparency, NO3N, PO4P, SiO4Si, total dissolved solids, and temperature as evident from BIOENV. Furthermore, the marginal test also selected similar variables (depth, transparency, conductivity, PO4P, SiO4Si) for seasonally open and the variables such as depth, conductivity, total dissolved solids, total alkalinity, and NO3N for the closed wetland. The study showed that the seasonal riverine connectivity greatly influences the variations in phytoplankton community in the seasonally open wetland.
 
Date 2021-12-09T06:19:38Z
2021-12-09T06:19:38Z
2021-11-16
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Gogoi, P., Kumari, S., Sarkar, U. K., Lianthuamluaia, L., Puthiyottil, M., Bhattacharjya, B. K., & Das, B. K. (2021). Dynamics of phytoplankton community in seasonally open and closed wetlands in the Teesta?Torsa basin, India, and management implications for sustainable utilization. Environmental mo
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0167-6369
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/68131
 
Language English
 
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