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Study on composition and spatio-temporal variation of zooplankton community in coal mine generated pit lakes, West Bengal, India

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Most of the ecological studies on mine water have been done in riverine systems, although mine-fed waterways have also been thoroughly studied. Because lakes are thought to recuperate from degradation more slowly than riverine systems, the effects of mine water on lakes are also noteworthy. In India, coal mining first began in the Raniganj coalfield (RCF). There are multiple coal mine-generated pit lakes in the RCF, West Bengal, India; however, there is a fractured and inadequate knowledge of their biological state. Washing, cleaning, and farming are all done with pit lake water. Given their core food web location, zooplankton is a good bioindicator and can be used to access the ecological health of water bodies. The spatio-temporal variation and diversity of major zooplankton groups were studied in five selected pit lakes. Zooplankton, aquatic macrophytes, sediment samples and water samples were collected during three hydrological seasons (viz., pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon). A total of 180 samples were collected (36 from each site, constituting six samples in different locations per site per season) between January 2018 and December 2019 in each pit lake. The spatio-temporal variation of the zooplankton community was found in the studied pit lakes. A total of 25 Rotifera, 7 Copepoda and 9 Cladocera were identified. Copepoda dominated the zooplankton communities in most of the studied pit lakes. Rotifera was more diverse in the Bonbedi Pit Lake, while Copepoda and Cladocera were dominant in the Dalmia Pit Lake. Canonical correspondence analysis (CAA) assesses the effect of some of the water quality, sediment parameters, and aquatic macrophytes on zooplankton density and diversity. Although pit lakes are ecologically unstable, they share some attributes with natural systems and play important roles. The finding adds to our understanding of zooplankton structure and diversity in pit lakes formed by coal mining. The existence and density of zooplankton were found to be related to the quality of their environment, and the zooplankton community delivers basic information about the ecological status of the pit lake, assisting in the formulation of appropriate planning for improved water quality management and could aid in making decisions about water reclamation strategies and conservation of pit lake ecosystem.

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The authors are thankful to the Head, DST-FIST sponsored Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India, for providing infrastructural facilities to carry out the present work. The first author is grateful to the Principal, Raghunathpur College, Purulia, West Bengal, for allowing him to conduct his research work. The authors also admit the immense help received from the authority of Eastern Coal Field Limited, West Bengal.

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Mondal, S., Palit, D. & Hazra, N. Study on composition and spatio-temporal variation of zooplankton community in coal mine generated pit lakes, West Bengal, India. Trop Ecol 64, 352–368 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-022-00274-6

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