Some studies on water quality and biological life at Kinjhar and Haleji lakes of district Thatta, Sindh, [Pakistan]
2000
Jahangir, T.M. (Sindh Unvi., Jamshoro (Pakistan). Inst. of Chemistry) | Khuhawar, M.Y. | Leghari, S.M. | Baloach, W.A. | Leghari, A.A. | Leghari, A.
Water samples were collected from ecological important Kinjhar and Ha1eji-Lakes during 1998-1999 and were analyzed for conductivity, total dissolved solids, hardness, chloride, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, silica, orthophosphate, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium metal ions. The water quality was observed within the limits for drinking purposes, but there is an extensive growth of algae and higher aquatic plants in both the lakes. Total of 205 algal species were identified, comprising 43 sp. of Cyanophyra, 92 sp. Chlorophyra,6 sp. Charophyta, 11 sp. Euglenophyta, 57 sp. of Bacillariophyta. Higher aquatic plants belonging to 31 species were also identified. Zooplanktonic fauna of both the lakes were quite different. The Cladoceran species. Ceriodaphnia cornute, Bosminopsis deitersi, Diaphanosoma brachyurum and Bosmina longirostris were dominant at Kinjhar. In Haleji lake, on the other hand Macrothrix sp., Chydorus sp., Simocephalus vetulus and Moina sp. were dominant.
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