Development of biomonitoring Protocols for Assessing the Water Quality of Dal Lake of Kashmir Himalaya (India)

Authors

  • Gulzar Ahmad Bhat  Department of Zoology, DAV (PG) College Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
  • R.K. Jauhari  Department of Zoology, DAV (PG) College Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
  • Sajad Hussain Parey  Research and Training Centre for Pollinators, Pollinizers and Pollination Management SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, India
  • Manzoor Ahmad Paray  Research and Training Centre for Pollinators, Pollinizers and Pollination Management SKUAST-K, Shalimar, Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Keywords:

ASPT, Bioindicators, BMWP scores, FBI, Kashmir Himalaya, Macroinvertebrates

Abstract

The present study encompasses the first case study to assess the water quality of Dal Lake of Kashmir Himalaya by using different biomonitoring protocols. Monthly sampling was done from all sampling sites in five replicates for a period of one year (Jan 2015-Dec 2015). The sampling of macroinvertebrates was done on the same day at same place where water samples were collected. A total of 22 families of macroinvertebrates were collected with Chironomidae being most dominant in macroinvertebrate community. The result of water quality analysis on the basis of various biotic indices indicates that the water of Dal Lake is polluted. The statistical relationship between air temperature, water temperature, pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and density of macroinvertebrates were also analysed for ensuring the impact of these physico-chemicals parameters on macroinvertebrates.

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Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, R.K. Jauhari, Sajad Hussain Parey, Manzoor Ahmad Paray, " Development of biomonitoring Protocols for Assessing the Water Quality of Dal Lake of Kashmir Himalaya (India), International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 3, Issue 6, pp.480-488, July-August-2017.