Seasonal variation in water quality and fish diversity of Rampur Ghol, a wetland in Chitwan, Central Nepal

Authors

  • Bam Bahadur Oli GoldenGate International College, Battishputali, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Dilip Kumar Jha Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Prakash Chandra Aryal GoldenGate International College, Battishputali, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Madhav Kumar Shrestha Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, Nepal
  • Dharma Raj Dangol Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
  • Birendra Gautam Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v3i1.41420

Keywords:

Seasonal variation, water quality, fish diversity, Rampur Ghol

Abstract

The present study was carried out on Rampur Ghol in three seasons viz., monsoon, post-monsoon and pre-monsoon from September, 2012 to April, 2013 to assess the seasonal variation in physico-chemical parameters of water and fish diversity. The analysis of various physico-chemical parameters showed significant seasonal fluctuation in the water quality. However, the Ghol water was found to be suitable for fish fauna. Similarly, fish diversity analysis showed that Rampur Ghol is rich in fish fauna with 22 species belonging to 13 families and five orders. The study showed significant decline of fish species as well as their abundance from past studies.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Oli, B. B., Jha, D. K., Aryal, P. C., Shrestha, M. K., Dangol, D. R., & Gautam, B. (2013). Seasonal variation in water quality and fish diversity of Rampur Ghol, a wetland in Chitwan, Central Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Biosciences, 3(1), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v3i1.41420

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Articles