Role of the Don River flow in productivity formation of the Taganrog Bay
Analysis of the features of the Lower Don R. (Rostov-on-Don Region, Russia) hydrochemical regime in conditions of different water content and the impact of the Don R. flow on productivity of the Taganrog Bay (Azov Sea) is conducted. The grid of stations covered the mouths of large rivers (Sal R., Manych R., Aksai R.), wastewater discharge areas of Rostov-on-Don and Aksai, and the area of the Don R. influx into the Taganrog Bay. The studies were carried out from 1999 to 2015 in the spring, summer and autumn seasons. It is shown that the average annual flow volume of the Don R. correlates with the concentrations of ammonium and nitrate nitrogen in water. In low-water years, the concentration of nutrients has no pronounced seasonal dynamics. In low-water and medium-water years, the dominant form of nitrogen in the water of the Don R. was nitrate nitrogen. The increase of the organic component of nitrogen-containing compounds in water during the low-water period is indicative of intensive production of organic matter by phytoplankton, which is evidenced by the high trophicity level of the water area. Pollution by mineral forms of nitrogen in the lower reach of the Don R. in the area of sewage water discharge from large cities is not detected. The level of primary production of organic matter in the Taganrog Bay is maintained due to the autochthonous supply of nutrients during the period of decrease in the average annual flow of the Don R. In the absence of nutrient recycling during the suffocation periods in the Taganrog Bay, a decrease in the level of primary production was reported in conditions of the low water content of the Don R.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | Russian |
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2018
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| Subjects: | Hydrochemistry, River flow, Wastewater discharge, Nitrogen compounds, Ammonium compounds, Organic matter, Phytoplankton, Primary production, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/14956 |
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