International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
P-IBI: An Approach for Assessing the Water Quality of the Chathe River in Nagaland (India)
Abstract
Phytoplankton Index of Biotic Integrity (P-IBI) in Chumukedima-Seithekima area of the Chathe River (Nagaland, India) was investigated for one year in 2017 to survey the association of density and diversity of phytoplankton with some of the physicochemical attributes of the waterway. Various physicochemical parameters were found to be within the recommended ranges as per the guideline of BIS (1983), except for turbidity which was extremely high during the monsoon due to an increment in surge by heavy precipitation. About 56 species of phytoplankton under 44 genera of 7 classes were recorded of which Bacillariophyceae and Chlorophyceae were the most abundant. A few genera such as Nitzschia, Synedra, Pinnularia, Navicula, Cymbella, Ankistrodesmus, Chlamydomonas, Closterium, Scenedesmus and Crucigenia were noticed to be the regular inhabitants of the river throughout the study period. Phytoplankton density and diversity was reduced during monsoon due to high water temperature, cloudy sky, and turbidity whereas shallow profundity and feeble warm stratification were the cause of declined density during winter. Further, Pearson’s correlation analysis and PCA revealed the degree of association between phytoplankton assemblage and various physicochemical attributes of the river.
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