Biodiversity effects of the Russia–Ukraine War and the Kakhovka Dam destruction: ecological consequences and predictions for marine, estuarine, and freshwater communities in the northern Black Sea

• Published in: Ecological processes Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 22
• Main Authors: Kvach, Yuriy, Stepien, Carol A., Minicheva, Galyna G., Tkachenko, Pavlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2025; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Adaptiveness; Anthropogenic factors; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Biota; Black Sea; Brackishwater environment; Climate change; Damage; Dams; Dnieper River; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecological adaptation; Ecological effects; ecological resilience; Ecosystem services; Ecosystems; Endemism; Environment; Environmental changes; Environmental degradation; Environmental impact; Estuaries; Explosions; Fire damage; Fishing; Flood damage; Flooding; Fresh water; Freshwater; geographical distribution; habitat destruction; Habitat loss; Habitats; Human influences; Hydraulic engineering; Indigenous species; Inland water environment; Introduced species; Invasive species; Kakhovka Dam; Marine biology; marine ecosystems; Native organisms; Nonnative species; Oil spills; oils; oxygen; Pollutants; Ponto-Caspian; Protected areas; recreation; Resilience; Review; Russia-Ukraine War; Salinity; Salinity effects; Seafood; Seafoods; Shipping; species; temperature; Temperature tolerance; Tolerances; Tolerances (dimensional); Tourism; Toxins; transportation; Trawling; Ukraine; War; Black Sea; Ukraine; Russia; Kakhovka Dam; Invasive species; Dnieper River; Russia–Ukraine War; Ukraine; Habitat destruction; Biodiversity; Flooding; Black Sea; Ponto-Caspian

Background The effects of war on biodiversity, habitats, ecosystem services, and water, seafood, and fishing resources are complex and long-lasting, yet their ongoing environmental analyses are limited. The Russia–Ukraine War (2022–present) comprises a unique ecological situation to examine biodiver...