Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region

Background. Studying the fauna of aquatic organisms in various types of ecosystems within the region is necessary to understand the role of biodiversity in the ecosystem functioning. The purpose of the study is to conduct an inventory of the fauna of zooplankton organisms in the aquatic ecosystem...

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Main Authors: V.A. Senkevich, T.G. Stoyko, Yu.A. Pastukhova, Yu.A. Mazei
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Language:English
Published: Penza State University Publishing House 2023-04-01
Series:Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Естественные науки
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author V.A. Senkevich
T.G. Stoyko
Yu.A. Pastukhova
Yu.A. Mazei
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Yu.A. Pastukhova
Yu.A. Mazei
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description Background. Studying the fauna of aquatic organisms in various types of ecosystems within the region is necessary to understand the role of biodiversity in the ecosystem functioning. The purpose of the study is to conduct an inventory of the fauna of zooplankton organisms in the aquatic ecosystems of Penza region. Materials and methods. To describe the species composition and occurrence of zooplankton organisms, we used the original database on the species structure of zooplankton communities accumulated over the period 1993–2022. The species composition of zooplankton communities was analyzed in seven groups of different types of water bodies: watercourses with insignificant anthropogenic influence, watercourses with high anthropogenic influence, floodplain water bodies, watershed water bodies, dammed water bodies, dug water bodies, and the Penza reservoir. Results. During 30 years of research, 387 zooplankton species were found in the Penza region: Rotifera – 264, Cladocera – 75, Copepoda – 48. 18 % of zooplankton species were found in all types of ecosystems. About 45% of zooplankton species were very rare (occurrence less than 1%), among them the cladocera Eurycercus macrocanthus, which is also rare for the European part of Russia, and the rotifer Aspelta angusta, recorded in the Volga region for the first time. Some species belong to the southern complex: the rotifer Keratella valga and cladocerans Dunhevedia crassa, Tretocephala ambigua. For the first time, the rotifer Synchaeta kitina was found in the city Arbekovsky pond, which supplements the list of cold-loving species (genus Notholca, Conochiloides natans, Synchaeta tremula, Cyclops kolensis) discovered earlier. Conclusions. Due to the fact that in recent years the amount of studied aquatic ecosystems has been significantly expanded, the list of zooplankton species has increased by 126 taxa compared to that noted 17 years ago (Stoyko and Mazei, 2005).
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spelling doaj.art-5d67f0897d0f468eaccd3d5fd09a1cbc2023-06-14T10:15:56ZengPenza State University Publishing HouseИзвестия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Естественные науки2307-91502023-04-01110.21685/2307-9150-2023-1-2Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza regionV.A. Senkevich0T.G. Stoyko1Yu.A. Pastukhova2Yu.A. Mazei3Penza State UniversityPenza State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State UniversityLomonosov Moscow State UniversityBackground. Studying the fauna of aquatic organisms in various types of ecosystems within the region is necessary to understand the role of biodiversity in the ecosystem functioning. The purpose of the study is to conduct an inventory of the fauna of zooplankton organisms in the aquatic ecosystems of Penza region. Materials and methods. To describe the species composition and occurrence of zooplankton organisms, we used the original database on the species structure of zooplankton communities accumulated over the period 1993–2022. The species composition of zooplankton communities was analyzed in seven groups of different types of water bodies: watercourses with insignificant anthropogenic influence, watercourses with high anthropogenic influence, floodplain water bodies, watershed water bodies, dammed water bodies, dug water bodies, and the Penza reservoir. Results. During 30 years of research, 387 zooplankton species were found in the Penza region: Rotifera – 264, Cladocera – 75, Copepoda – 48. 18 % of zooplankton species were found in all types of ecosystems. About 45% of zooplankton species were very rare (occurrence less than 1%), among them the cladocera Eurycercus macrocanthus, which is also rare for the European part of Russia, and the rotifer Aspelta angusta, recorded in the Volga region for the first time. Some species belong to the southern complex: the rotifer Keratella valga and cladocerans Dunhevedia crassa, Tretocephala ambigua. For the first time, the rotifer Synchaeta kitina was found in the city Arbekovsky pond, which supplements the list of cold-loving species (genus Notholca, Conochiloides natans, Synchaeta tremula, Cyclops kolensis) discovered earlier. Conclusions. Due to the fact that in recent years the amount of studied aquatic ecosystems has been significantly expanded, the list of zooplankton species has increased by 126 taxa compared to that noted 17 years ago (Stoyko and Mazei, 2005).zooplankton communitiesrotiferacladoceracopepodawatercoursesreservoirsaquatic ecosystemsmiddle volga region
spellingShingle V.A. Senkevich
T.G. Stoyko
Yu.A. Pastukhova
Yu.A. Mazei
Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region
Известия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Естественные науки
zooplankton communities
rotifera
cladocera
copepoda
watercourses
reservoirs
aquatic ecosystems
middle volga region
title Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region
title_full Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region
title_fullStr Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region
title_full_unstemmed Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region
title_short Analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in Penza region
title_sort analyzing the fauna of planktonic organisms of aquatic ecosystems in penza region
topic zooplankton communities
rotifera
cladocera
copepoda
watercourses
reservoirs
aquatic ecosystems
middle volga region
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