Structural Indices of the Communities of Benthic and Phytophilous Invertebrates in Water Bodies Differing in the Dose Rate of Ionizing Radiation-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Structural Indices of the Communities of Benthic and Phytophilous Invertebrates in Water Bodies Differing in the Dose Rate of Ionizing Radiation

Published:2024 Issue:5 Volume:60 Page:90-108
ISSN:0018-8166
Container-title:Hydrobiological Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Hydrob J

Author:

Lyashenko V. A.,Silayeva A. A.,Gudkov D. I.,Kaglyan O. Ye.

Abstract

The structural indices of the communities of benthic and phytophilous invertebrates were studied in water bodies differing in the levels of external radiation dose rate within the Chornobyl exclusion zone. The macrofauna of invertebrates of all studied water bodies was characterized by low species richness, numbers, and biomass. The obtained results suggest that the benthic and phytophilous invertebrate fauna of the cooling pond of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant differs in its structure from the fauna of other water bodies of the Chornobyl exclusion zone more significantly than these water bodies differ from each other in terms of dose load levels on the biota. We consider the main reason for these differences to be the succession processes in the ecosystem caused by the transformation of the cooling pond of the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. There is no reason to claim that the influence of external ionizing radiation determines the change in the structural indices of the communities of benthic and phytophilous invertebrates in water bodies of the Chornobyl exclusion zone.

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Begell House

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https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/download/article/10939a535b1c57d2/90-108.pdf

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