2021 Ecosystem Transformation 4 (1), 20–34
Response of communities of water organisms to anthropogenic changes in mineralization small steam (White Sea basin, Republic of Karelia, Russia)
Sergey F. Komulaynen , Igor A. Baryshev , Alexandra N. Kruglova , Yulia L. Slastina , Alexandr V. Ryzhakov , Kseniya M. Nikerova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-201118Volume: 4
Number: 1
Pages: 20–34
Received: 18.11.2020
Accepted: 22.12.2020
Available online: 10.02.2021
ISSN 2619-094X Print
ISSN 2619-0931 Online
An increase in water mineralization in the Kenti River has occurred as a result of mining at the Kostomuksha iron ore deposit (Republic of Karelia, north-west of the European part of Russia); it has become a relatively new type of anthropogenic impact. Meantime, the total mineralization of water in the upper reaches of the Kenti River reached 800 mg/L. The species composition, abundance and biomass of phytoplankton, phytoperiphyton, zooplankton, and zoobenthos were analyzed. The influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on the chemical composition and formation of the structure of aquatic biocoenoses was assessed. The trophic status of the river, its saprobity, and the significance of particular communities and biotic indices for bioindication of the ecological state was studied. Dominant complex of the Kenti River was represented by a small number of species that were resistant to the dynamic load of water. The abundance and biomass of phytoplankton, phytoperiphyton, zooplankton, and zoobenthos made it possible to conclude on rather high degree of their
development in river, as well as on their vital activity and flexibility. It was then reported on the ability of the river ecosystem to restore.
Sergey F. Komulaynen
Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185910 Russia
komsf@mail.ru
Igor A. Baryshev
Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185910 Russia
Alexandra N. Kruglova
Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185910 Russia
Yulia L. Slastina
Northern Water Problems Institute, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
pr. Aleksandra Nevskogo 50, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185030 Russia
Alexandr V. Ryzhakov
Northern Water Problems Institute, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
pr. Aleksandra Nevskogo 50, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185030 Russia
Kseniya M. Nikerova
Forest Research Institute, Karelian Research Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences
ul. Pushkinskaya 11, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia, 185910 Russia
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Keywords: Kenti River, chemical composition, aquatic biocoenoses, taxonomy, ecology
For citation: Komulaynen, S.F. et al., 2021. Response of communities of aquatic organisms to the anthropogenically-driven changes in water mineralization of a small stream (the White Sea basin, Republic of Karelia, Russia). Ecosystem Transformation 4 (1), 20–34. https://doi.org/10.23859/estr-20111