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<p>The dynamics of long-term indicators of trophicity in the cooling pond of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was analyzed by phytoplankton biomass and bioindicators of trophicity. Greater species richness correlated with the number of species-indicators of greater trophicity. During the contourization processes caused by the introduction of filter-feeding mollusks and changes in the operating mode of the nuclear power plant, there was a decrease in the abundance of phytoplankton and trophic state. During decontourization, there was a sequential “return” of previously eliminated taxa and the restoration of the number of indicator species.</p>
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The dynamics of long-term indicators of trophicity in the cooling pond of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was analyzed by phytoplankton biomass and bioindicators of trophicity. Greater species richness correlated with the number of species-indicators of greater trophicity. During the contourization processes caused by the introduction of filter-feeding mollusks and changes in the operating mode of the nuclear power plant, there was a decrease in the abundance of phytoplankton and trophic state. During decontourization, there was a sequential “return” of previously eliminated taxa and the restoration of the number of indicator species.

Long-Term Dynamics of Trophic State Indicators in Phytoplankton of the Cooling Reservoir of a Nuclear Power Plant

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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The dynamics of long-term indicators of trophicity in the cooling pond of a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was analyzed by phytoplankton biomass and...

Long-Term Dynamics of Trophic State Indicators in Phytoplankton of the Cooling Reservoir of a Nuclear Power Plant

Published Online: Apr 22, 2021

Page range: 1 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2021-0001

Keywords
nuclear power plant, cooling reservoir, thermal pollution, phytoplankton, bioindicators, trophic state, Ukraine

© 2021 Tatiana Novoselova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Long-Term Dynamics of Trophic State Indicators in Phytoplankton of the Cooling Reservoir of a Nuclear Power Plant

Published Online: Apr 22, 2021

Page range: 1 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2021-0001

Keywordsnuclear power plant, cooling reservoir, thermal pollution, phytoplankton, bioindicators, trophic state, Ukraine

© 2021 Tatiana Novoselova et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
nuclear power plant, cooling reservoir, thermal pollution, phytoplankton, bioindicators, trophic state, Ukraine