Turbidity and Transparency: How Clarity Affects Aquatic Ecosystems
Introduction:
An introduction to the topic “Turbidity and Transparency: How Clarity Affects Aquatic Ecosystems” Water clarity is one of the most visible and important indicators of freshwater health. Turbidity and transparency — often influenced by seasonal rainfall, suspended particles, and biological activity — have direct effects on aquatic photosynthesis, habitat quality, and fish productivity.
High turbidity reduces light penetration, affects plankton growth, and alters oxygen levels, while higher transparency supports greater biological diversity.
This blog explores the seasonal dynamics of turbidity and transparency and their impact on the aquatic ecosystem, with research insights based on findings from Indian freshwater lakes and wetlands.
Understanding these parameters is essential for environmental monitoring and lake management programs.
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The rate of photosynthesis is affected due to turbidity and colour, which changes the transparency of the pond environment (Patil and Sathe, 2013). The transparency of pond water is a physical factor for flourishing and distribution of water plants.
The transparency of aquatic body is affected by, rainfall, runoff clay, and turbidity of the pond (Prakash et al., 2015). The turbidity of water is negatively related to the clarity of it (Kumar et al., 2015).
Higher transparency in the winter season in Mohan Ram Pond is due to the low flow of suspended organic matter, and fewer activities in the water environment. (Shukla, 2016). Transparency is a limiting factor for the development of the organism.
Ghosh et al. (2019) observed that 20–40 cm of transparency is beneficial for fish culture.
Turbidity increases due to the increasing vegetation of the Lake and by lowering the volume of water. A greater TDS also increases water turbidity.
The amount of turbidity and the amount of clarity of water are negatively related.
Turbidity of water is low which may be caused by current circumstances of less surface runoff and no changes in flooding (Katuma et al., 2013).
Turbidity of water is depending on the transparency of water and the temperature of water bodies.
In the Ottawa River to the St. Lawrence River, the turbidity ranged from 4.47 to 9.41 NTU (Frenette and Ali, 2018).
Source Citation:
Researcher’s full name: Chaudhary Narendra Kumar
Title: Seasonal variations in hydrological parameters and status of fish diversity in Bichnaiyya Lake wetland of District Basti, UP, India
Guide(s): Srivastav Susmita
University: Siddharth University
Completed Date: 2024
Excerpt Page Number: Page 11
📚 This article includes an excerpt from an original 2024 thesis, shared here for academic awareness and public benefit. Content has been editorially formatted for readability.
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