Density First year (2008) Second year (2009)
  Dry Wet Total Dry Wet Total
Chlorophyceae 5327 5853 11214 3033 3710 6744
Bacillariophyceae 2634 1010 3644 1366 1573 2939
Cyanophyceae 4263 3367 7630 730 1647 2377
Euglenophyceae 237 277 513 1340 517 1856
Pyrophyceae 2327 167 2493 1890 8397 10287
Chrysophyceae       7 13 20
Total 14788 10673 25495 8366 15856 24222
Table 3: Phytoplankton density observed during dry and wet periods of the Bhoj wetland.