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The current study was to explore the seasonal variation in the zooplankton and aquatic macroinvertebrate population in India’s oldest and largest sewage fed fish ponds of East Kolkata Wetlands and whether they show different trends from the natural ponds. Zooplankton diversity was significantly higher in fish ponds whereas macroinvertebrate diversity was higher in natural ponds. Zooplanktons showed significant seasonal variation in the natural ponds but did not show any variation throughout the year in sewage fed fisheries. Among zooplankton species Brachionus spp., Keratella tropica which are pollution (eutrophy) indicator were found in greater abundance in EKW fisheries than natural ponds. Chironomid larvae which thrive and flourish in highly organically polluted or eutrophicated waters were dominant in EKW. The regular input of sewage provides a certain high level of nutrient to the fisheries which help to maintain greater and consistent population density and diversity of zooplanktons forming a strong base for the food webs in the EKW ponds.
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Authors are grateful to the Director and Registrar of Institute of Environmental Studies and Wetland Management (IESWM) where we have done this study. We thank Department of Zoology, University of Kolkata where data analysis was done. This work is supported in-aid by funding agency Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal, India [‘EN/P/1858/T-VIII-2/004/2009’].
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Saha, S., Saha, T. & Basu, P. Seasonal Changes in Zooplankton and Macro-fauna Populations of the East Calcutta Wetland Fish Ponds. Proc Zool Soc 70, 156–164 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-016-0173-z
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