Qualitative Plankton Diversity of Two Carp Culture Ageing Ponds of LNMU Campus Darbhanga, India

Plankton diversity is an important criteria for assessment of the water quality. In this study we tried to assess the plankton species diversity in two ponds of LNMU, Campus Darbhanga viz. Anandbag pond and Manokamna Temple pond. Plankton diversity of both ponds were recorded from January 2018 to June 2018. A total three classes of phytoplankton and Zooplankton were recorded which contain 18 phytoplankton species and 14 Zooplankton species from both ponds. Out of which 9 species of phytoplankton and 11 species of Zooplankton were common in both ponds. Anandbag pond alone had 12 species of phytoplankton and 12 species of Zooplankton. Manokamna Temple pond had 15 species of phytoplankton and 13 species of zooplankton. Manokamna Temple pond was rich in phytoplankton as well as Zooplankton. A pivotal relationship was observed between phytoplankton and zooplankton diversity.