Seasonal Dynamics of the diversity of Phytoplankton in Gaurala Lake of Bhadrawati, District Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India

The present research paper surveys the seasonal dynamics of the diversity of Phytoplankton in Gaurala Lake, Bhadrawati, Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, India. Sum of 87 species of phytoplankton were discovered through four different families: Cyanophyceae (21 species), Chlorophyceae (31 species), Bacillariophyceae (27 species) and Euglenophyceae (8 species) from September 2023 to August 2024. The group Chlorophyceae showed dominance among other groups. Chlorophyceae> Cyanophyceae> Bacillariophyceae> Euglenophyceae