Research Article
Distribution of Helminth Parasites in Intestines and Their Seasonal Rate of Infestation in Three Freshwater Fishes of Kashmir
Table 3
Seasonal mean pH of the water samples collected from different sites of Dal Lake and River Jhelum.
| Location | Seasons | Overall mean | CD | Autumn (mean ± SD) | Winter (mean ± SD) | Spring (mean ± SD) | Summer (mean ± SD) |
| Dal Lake | | | | | | | Dalgate | 7.45 ± 0.35 | 7.87 ± 0.39 | 7.60 ± 0.26 | 8.31 ± 0.42 | 7.81 ± 0.37 | 0.35 | Saida Kadal | 7.93 ± 0.50 | 8.04 ± 0.48 | 8.16 ± 0.36 | 8.14 ± 0.40 | 8.07 ± 0.10 | NS | Hazratbal | 8.20 ± 0.61 | 8.23 ± 0.34 | 8.42 ± 0.43 | 8.47 ± 0.41 | 8.33 ± 0.13 | NS | Telbal | 7.63 ± 0.43 | 7.83 ± 0.25 | 7.65 ± 0.44 | 7.86 ± 0.35 | 7.74 ± 0.12 | NS | River Jhelum | | | | | | | Chattabal Weir | 7.03 ± 0.28 | 7.49 ± 0.40 | 7.67 ± 0.32 | 7.87 ± 0.30 | 7.52 ± 0.35 | 0.48 | Zerobridge | 7.20 ± 0.59 | 7.97 ± 0.43 | 8.10 ± 0.48 | 7.85 ± 0.41 | 7.78 ± 0.40 | 0.51 | Khannabal | 7.84 ± 0.52 | 7.94 ± 0.80 | 8.35 ± 0.51 | 8.07 ± 0.40 | 8.05 ± 0.22 | NS |
| Overall mean | 7.61 ± 0.41 | 7.91 ± 0.22 | 7.99 ± 0.34 | 8.08 ± 0.24 | 7.90 ± 0.24 | | CD | Location = 0.20 | Seasons = 0.15 | Location × seasons = 0.41 |
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