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dc.contributor.authorTulsankar, Smita Sadanand
dc.contributor.authorCole, Anthony John
dc.contributor.authorGagnon, Marthe Monique
dc.contributor.authorFotedar, Ravi
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T03:13:57Z
dc.date.available2021-05-12T03:13:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationTulsankar, S.S. and Cole, A.J. and Gagnon, M.M. and Fotedar, R. 2021. Temporal variations and pond age effect on plankton communities in semi-intensive freshwater marron (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan, 2002) earthen aquaculture ponds in Western Australia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 28 (2): pp. 1392-1400.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83567
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.sjbs.2020.11.075
dc.description.abstract

The abundance and diversity of the plankton community represents the health of the aquatic ecosystem, and plays an important role in the growth of cultured animals under aquaculture conditions. The temporal variations of plankton abundance, taxonomic composition, diversity, evenness and species richness were studied in three old and three new semi-intensive marron (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan, 2002) ponds. Water parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, TAN, nitrite, nitrate and reactive phosphate were recorded, and plankton samples were collected every two months, for one year of juvenile production cycle. A total of twenty-six phytoplankton and seven zooplankton genera were recorded. Chlorophyceae was the dominant class of phytoplankton throughout the year, followed by Trebouxiophyceae. Rotifera comprised 49.8% of the total zooplankton community (individuals L ), the largest proportion of any group. Temporal variations impacted the plankton abundance and community structure, and plankton abundance were more abundant during summer. The pond age did not influence the phytoplankton abundance, whereas zooplankton abundance was higher in older ponds. −1

dc.languageeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectAquaculture
dc.subjectCopepoda
dc.subjectCyanophyceae
dc.subjectFreshwater crayfish
dc.subjectFreshwater pond ecology
dc.subjectPlankton indices
dc.titleTemporal variations and pond age effect on plankton communities in semi-intensive freshwater marron (Cherax cainii, Austin and Ryan, 2002) earthen aquaculture ponds in Western Australia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume28
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage1392
dcterms.source.endPage1400
dcterms.source.issn1319-562X
dcterms.source.titleSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences
dc.date.updated2021-05-12T03:13:56Z
curtin.departmentSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS)
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering
curtin.contributor.orcidGagnon, Marthe Monique [0000-0002-3190-5094]
curtin.contributor.researcheridFotedar, Ravi [L-2810-2013]
curtin.contributor.researcheridGagnon, Marthe Monique [P-6078-2014]
dcterms.source.eissn2213-7106
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridFotedar, Ravi [7006934859]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridGagnon, Marthe Monique [35577908600] [57202474096]


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