WATER QUALITY CHARACTERIZATION OF SUNDARBANS MANGROVE FOREST OF BANGLADESH: ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY

M. S.  Rahaman; M.S.  Shah; M.N.  Ahsan; M.  Asaduzzaman

doi:10.53808/KUS.2003.5.2.0321-L

Authors

M. S. Rahaman Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
M.S. Shah Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
M.N. Ahsan Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
M. Asaduzzaman Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2003.5.2.0321-L

Keywords:

Water Quality, Habitat, Aquatic Biodiversity, and Sundarbans Mangrove Forest.

Abstract

The paper describes the characterization of water quality of Sundarbans Mangrove Forest of Bangladesh. Water samples of 28 stations, selected from the four major river systems of Sundarbans were collected. The sampling period was from January 2001 to July 2001. The values of ten water quality parameters, such as Temperature, Conductivity, pH, Alkalinity, Free CO₂, Salinity, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Total Suspended Solid (TSS), Hardness and Chemical Oxygen demand (COD) were measured. The values of the parameters obtained indicate that the Sundarbans aquatic habitat is at suitable range for aquatic species.

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