Characteristic of Lower Don aquatic ecosystem in late autumn

• Published in: Water resources Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 873 - 884
• Main Authors: Matishov, G. G., Stepan’yan, O. V., Har’kovskii, V. M., Startsev, A. V., Bulysheva, N. I., Semin, V. V., Soier, V. G., Kreneva, K. V., Glushchenko, G. Yu, Svistunova, L. D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.11.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algae; Aquatic ecosystems; Aquatic plants; Aquatic Pollution; Autumn; Bacillariophyta; Benthos; Cryptophyta; Cyanobacteria; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Freshwater; Heavy metal content; Heavy metals; Hydrogeology; Hydrology/Water Resources; Multidisciplinary research; Nutrients; Oligochaeta; Organic matter; Phytoplankton; Plankton; River ecology; Rivers; Species composition; Species diversity; Streams; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Water Quality and Protection: Environmental Aspects; Winter; Zooplankton; ichthyofauna; heavy metals; aquatic biota; zoobenthos; zooplankton; phytoplankton; oil products; Lower Don; river ecosystem; nutrients

Multidisciplinary studies were carried out in the Lower Don River in the low-water November of 2012. The studies showed relatively low concentrations of oil products (up to 2 MAC) and heavy metals (up to 1 MAC), which were likely due to the cessation of navigation in the river. However, copper conce...