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Bioindicative Assessment of Water Quality in Sariqamish Lake and Adjacent Fish Ponds Based on Zooplankton
DOI
Crossref DOI
10.37547/tajas/Volume08Issue10-03
tajas
2026
VOL. 8
/ NO. 10
OCTOBER
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Abstract
Water quality of Sariqamish Lake and adjacent fish ponds (Beshariq district, Fergana region, Uzbekistan) was assessed using zooplankton indicator species. The Pantle–Buck saprobity index, the Shannon–Wiener diversity index and the Rotifera/Cladocera species ratio were calculated and related to hydrochemical parameters. Lake water was found to be cleaner than pond water throughout the season, whereas the organic load in the ponds increased sharply in summer, shifting them towards the α-mesosaprobic zone. The saprobity index correlated negatively with dissolved oxygen and water transparency. The Rotifera/Cladocera ratio is proposed as a simple rapid criterion for monitoring water quality in pond fish farms.
RESEARCH TOPICS
Keywords
Bioindication
zooplankton
indicator species
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