• Dr. Bibhuti Dutta Singh

Jathi Pond 250.88’N Latitude and 840.74’ E Longitude Chapra town is situated on the bank of Sarayu river on the Southern side near the Gandak on the Eastern Side. Jathi Pond located about 1 km away from Chapra Kacheri Railway Station. This pond falls on the road side and near the Railway line towards Musarakh Railway Station. The whole water area of the pond is about 3 hectares and depth of water varies from 1 meter to 5 meters. During the flood and rainy season the water area is further increased. The bank of bond is made of soils only and source of water is rain and also form flood of Sarayu and Gandak rivers. Nutrients are the major abiotic factor which influence the richness of species and their abundance. Nutrients are utilized directly by the plants and then these nutrients are transferred to the other trophic levels of the ecosystem through the food chain. Vegetation often acts as a nutrient pump, taking up nutrients from the soil translocating them to the shoot and releasing them on the marshy surface when they die. Nutrients available in water and sediments often in aquatic ecosystem affect the composition and richness of Macrophytes which ultimately affect the species diversity and Biomass of the other aquatic fauna. About 36 species of macrophytes varieties were recorded in “Jathi Pond” Chapra (Saran district), Bihar.

Aquatic macrophytes, Nutrients status, Tropical level, Food chain, Jathi pond.

"Nutrient Assessment of Jathi Pond (District- Chapra) With Special Reference to Aquatic Macrophytes", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.764-769, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812D12.pdf

"Nutrient Assessment of Jathi Pond (District- Chapra) With Special Reference to Aquatic Macrophytes", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp764-769, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812D12.pdf