Assessment of Effect of Environmental Factors on Diatoms

Shantanu Kharbal, Dr. Anupriya Chudiwal

Abstract: Diatoms, as they possess a great sensitivity towards the environmental factors, serves as the environmental indicators. There are various environmental factors to which the diatoms reacts differently. Growth and the diversity of diatoms can be used to evaluate the conditions of the corresponding ecosystem. The effect of various factors such as pH, temperature, UV rays and nutrients have been studied in this article. Those factors showed an observable changes in the diatom population.

Keywords: Diatoms, UV rays effect, algae, Bacillariophyta