Effect of Physico-chemical Conditions on the Structure and Composition of Zooplankton Community at Jatinangor, Indonesia

This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of activities in campus Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) on the water quality as a result of the entery and discharge of pollution materials from laboratories, food courts, agriculture and domestic waste in campus UNPAD to Check dam UNPAD, Ciparanje and Cikuda River. Very limited information is available on the zooplankton status and the effect of water pollution on the zooplankton population of this area. Thus the present study was undertaken to study the seasonal diversity and the physico-chemical properties of water for five sampling localities were selected for the present study depending upon the anthropogenic activities around the Campus UNPAD, water samples at selected points were analysed for pH ranged from 5.45- 8.97, DO 4.3-8.9 mg L-1, BOD 0.27 - 15.78 mg L-1 , PO4 0.080-0.611 mg L-1, NH3-N 0.0001 -1.150 mg L-1, NO3-N 0.333-2.820 mg L-1. The seasonal variations of zooplankton have been described up to generic level, zooplankton consisted of 13 taxonomic groups comprises 43 different genera, the genus are represented by (13 genus of Crustacea, 12 genus of Rotifera, 2 genus of Rhizopoda, 3 genus of Lobosea, 1 genus of Branchiopoda, 1 genus of Adenophorea, 1 genus of Phyllopharyngea, 1 genus of Phylactolemata, 1 genus of Secernetea, 1 genus of Maxillopoda, 3 genus of Ciliatea, 2 genus of Oligohymenophor and 2 genus of Eurotatoria) have been recorded.

Keywords: Pollution, Zooplankton, Water Quality, Check dam UNPAD, Cikuda River.