LIMNOLOGICAL STUDIES OF KARIDNA RESERVIOR, IN IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorABDULAZEEZ, Mohammed Tariq
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T10:10:23Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T10:10:23Z
dc.date.issued2015-10
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIAIN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractPhysico-chemical parameters and zooplankton species distribution in Karidna Reservoir were investigated for a period of one year between October 2013 and September 2014 with the aim of establishingthe physical, chemical and biological (Zooplankton) parameters of Karidna Reservoir. Five sampling stations were chosen; the physicochemical and biological parameters were determined using standard methods, procedures and instruments. The results obtained for the physico-chemical parameters indicated that pH (6.19-8.63),Temperature (25.94-31.54oC), Electrical Conductivity (38.20-64.20μS/cm), Total Dissolved Solids (19.20-37.20 mg/l), Transparency (19.40-40.10 cm) Dissolved Oxygen (2.40-6.81mg/L), Hardness ( 3.48-174.4mg/L) Calcium (2.14-3.86mg/L),Biological Oxygen Demand (2.91-40.85mg/L), Chloride (2.28-3.58mg/L) Phosphate-phosphorus (0.04-0.24mg/L), Nitrate- Nitrogen (0.14-0.30mg/L), Sulphate (0.06-0.21mg/L) Alkalinity (2.51-5.04mg/l).Po4-, NO3-,SO4-,EC,TDS,Transparency,D.O and B.O.D were highly significant at (P<0.01) between the seasons while non-significant differences are observed in Cl, Hardness, Alkalinity, Temperature and pH. It was only Calcium that was significant at P<0.05. The Zooplankton were more prevalent during the rainy season than the dry season and there were variations in their composition and as well as in their abundance along the reservoir continuum..Only three groups of Zooplankton were found: Rotifera with five genera, Cladocera with seven genera and Copepods with four genera. Rotifera dominated numerically (36.99%), followed by Cladocera (35.53%) and Copepods (27.48%).The distribution of zooplankton between the stations shows that station1 have more prevalent of zooplankton than other stations due to its direct contact with humans and other anthropogenic activities.The zooplankton community composition of the reservoir also showed the reservoir to be productive and could support a diverse species of fishesen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7802
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLIMNOLOGICAL STUDIES,en_US
dc.subjectKARIDNA RESERVIOR,en_US
dc.subjectIGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,en_US
dc.subjectKADUNA STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleLIMNOLOGICAL STUDIES OF KARIDNA RESERVIOR, IN IGABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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