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Planktonic Communities in Reservoirs of the Ore Deposits along the pH Gradient (Zabaykalsky Krai)

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The results of summer studies of phyto- and zooplankton in aquatic systems of technogenic origin are presented. There are low species richness and a significant range of the quantitative indicators of aquatic organisms. The change in the main structure-forming taxa in the pH gradient is shown. Environmental factors that determine the composition and structure of plankton communities have been identified.

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We thank the staff of the Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Cryology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, for assistance in collecting plankton samples. We express our gratitude to E.B. Fefilova (Institute of Biology, Komi Scientific Center, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) for identifying the species of Harpacticoida.

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This work was carried out as part of Russian Science Foundation grant no. 22-17-00035 “Ecology and Evolution of Aquatic Ecosystems under Conditions of Climatic Fluctuations and Anthropogenic Pressure.”

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Afonina, E.Y., Tashlykova, N.A. Planktonic Communities in Reservoirs of the Ore Deposits along the pH Gradient (Zabaykalsky Krai). Inland Water Biol 17, 59–70 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082924010024

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