Seasonal Variation In Physico-Chemical Parameters And Plankton Characteristics Of Omeremaduche River In Abia State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
Water is abundant in streams, lakes, rivers seas and oceans
either as fresh, marine or brackish waters. These water bodies are natural
habitats for great diversity of fish species, planktons, different classes and
species of microorganisms which cooperate with one another and also with their
immediate environment for a balanced energy exchange (Anene, 2003). Planktons
are microscopic plants or animals whose motions are controlled by water
current. Phytoplankton comprises photosynthetic prokaryotes, which are main
factors that enhances productivity in aquatic ecosystems These organisms are
crucial to life in the aquatic environment because they are the bedrock in
aquatic food chain. The quantitative and qualitative abundance of the
phytoplankton and zooplankton were significantly correlated by existing water
conditions (Partensky et al..1999, Anene, 2003) Planktons are sensitive to
temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, rainfall and other factors. Change in
these environmental conditions could be amplified by activities like
deforestation, thermal discharges from industrial plants, which in turn affects
spawning grounds, physiological processes of aquatic organisms and the
disruption of important biological communities (Ajao, 1991).
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OHAKWE, O (2021). Seasonal Variation In Physico-Chemical Parameters And Plankton Characteristics Of Omeremaduche River In Abia State, Nigeria.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/seasonal-variation-in-physico-chemical-parameters-and-plankton-characteristics-of-omeremaduche-river-in-abia-state-nigeria-7-2
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OBIUTO, OHAKWE. "Seasonal Variation In Physico-Chemical Parameters And Plankton Characteristics Of Omeremaduche River In Abia State, Nigeria." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 03 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/seasonal-variation-in-physico-chemical-parameters-and-plankton-characteristics-of-omeremaduche-river-in-abia-state-nigeria-7-2