The study aimed at determining spatial and temporal changes in physico-chemical water quality and planktonic composition in relation to rainfall patterns was carried out in Osinmo reservoir, an impoundment on the Ataro River, Osun State, Nigeria, over a period of six months (May-October 2011). The effect of rains and reservoir zonation on the investigated parameters varied widely. A wide range of DO, BOD 5 , organic carbon and transparency values was recorded both temporally and spatially. The rainfall pattern affected four out of the nine investigated chemical parameters (conductivity, alkalinity, carbonate and organic carbon). Water conductivity was found to be highly variable during the three phases of the annual rainy season. The lacustrine zone was characterised by the highest content of organic carbon, considerably differing from that in other zones, and the greatest abundance of plankton followed by that in the transitional zone. The variation in plankton abundance was highly significant (p < 0.05) temporally, but showed no significance (p > 0.05) spatially. The fluctuations recorded, particularly in conductivity and organic carbon concentrations, showed that the influx into the reservoir via rainfall should be monitored in order to prevent reservoir pollution.Buvo tiriamas kritulių poveikis vandens fizinių-cheminių parametrų ir planktono struktūros kaitai. Tyrimai atlikti 2011 m. gegužės-spalio mėnesiais Nigerijoje, Osuno valstijoje esančioje Osinmo vandens saugykloje, atsiradusioje užtvenkus Ataro upę. Deguonies koncentracija, biocheminis deguonies poreikis, organinės anglies kiekis vandenyje ir vandens skaidrumas skyrėsi priklausomai nuo kritulių periodiškumo ir saugyklos vietos. Kritulių periodiškumas turėjo įtakos keturiems iš 9 tirtų cheminių vandens parametrų (laidumui, šarmingumui, karbonatų ir organinės anglies kiekiui). Lietingojo periodo metu labai kito vandens laidumas. Ežerinėje (giliausioje) vandens saugyklos zonoje nustatytas didžiausias organinės anglies kiekis (ženkliai besiskiriantis nuo kitų zonų), joje buvo gausiausia planktono. Planktono gausumo pokyčiai laike buvo patikimi (p < 0,05). Vandens parametrų pokyčiai rodo, kad siekiant išvengti vandens taršos saugykloje, būtina stebėti kritulių sukeltą vandens prietaką.
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