Hydrobiological communities of Veselovskoye water reservoir (the Manych River) in October 2016: The results of studies

The Veselovskoe reservoir is among the most productive reservoirs of the Manych Cascade. Sharp changes in the hydrological and hydrochemical conditions of aquatic animals' habitat have been typical for the reservoir since its formation. During the intensive succession processes taking place in the reservoir, a restructuring of the plankton and benthos communities was observed accompanied by significant fluctuations in their quantitative indicators. In 2016, there were conducted complex hydrological and biological studies of the reservoir in order to assess the structure of phytoplankton, zooplankton and zoobenthos at the present stage. The western part of the reservoir as the most productive was studied in the autumn by applying standard techniques. According to the data obtained, the phytoplankton abundance averaged 198.1 mln cells/m3, and their biomass constituted 149.1 mg/m3 in the region under discussion, with diatoms and cryptophytes dominating in the phytoplankton community. The abundance of zooplankton averaged 15,298 ind./m3, and its biomass was 42.3 mg/m3. Rotifers dominated in the zooplankton by number, while cladocera and copepods played a key role in the biomass. The zoobenthos number and biomass amounted, respectively, to 3,141 ind./m2 and 7.4 g/m2, the basis of the benthic fauna of the reservoir was formed by oligochaetes and chironomids, whose abundance was predominant, as well as by mollusks that predominated in biomass. Studies of recent decades have revealed a decrease in the phytoplankton and zooplankton biomass in the Veselovsky reservoir. After the successful acclimatization of benthic invertebrates of the Caspian estuary complex and the penetration into the reservoir and development of invasive species, primarily the Dreissena, the abundance and biomass of the bottom community have stabilized and are maintained at a high level due to the malacofauna development.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Zhivoglyadova, L. A., Luzhnyak, O. L., Shlyakhova, N. A.
Format:	Journal Contribution biblioteca
Language:	Russian
Published:	2019
Subjects:	Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Zoobenthos, Fish food base, Фитопланктон, Зоопланктон, Зообентос, Кормовая база рыб, Biomass, Dominant species, Биомасса, Доминантные виды,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/1834/15615
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