Study of Sponges in Sapad Lake, Kalyan Maharashtra (India) and the Effect of Human-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Study of Sponges in Sapad Lake, Kalyan Maharashtra (India) and the Effect of Human

Published:2023-02-12 Issue: Volume: Page:262-269
ISSN:2581-9429
Container-title:International Journal of Advanced Research in Science, Communication and Technology
language:en
Short-container-title:IJARSCT

Author:

Juliya Palande ¹,Mansi Phanse ¹

Affiliation:

1. DSPM’s K V Pendharkar College (Autonomous), Dombivli, Thane, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Freshwater sponges, one of the important invertebrate fauna of aquatic ecosystem, are understudied compared to their marine forms. The infrequent records of their occurrence indicate the paucity of work on them. The study presents diversity of sponges in a lake of Kalyan, Maharashtra (India). Four species of sponges belonging to family Spongillidae were found in Sapad lake. A significant decline in sponge abundance was noted after the lake restoration. The sponge population and species number were found reduced post dredging activity. This study showed the deteriorating effect of human interference on freshwater sponges, and would thus, prove beneficial for lake management plans in future.

Publisher

Naksh Solutions

Subject

General Medicine

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