The enrichment of the protected Borovoe Lake with nutrients has taken place within the last
100 years, from the moment the first resort was formed on its shores. The purpose of this …

Materials and methods A total of 229 microphytobenthos samples were collected for the
study. Sampling of microalgae was performed at 17 sites in 2005–2006, 2008–2011 and …

The Water Framework Directive–WFD (2000/60/EC) is the cornerstone of European Union
water policy. Its main objective is to protect and enhance the status of aquatic ecosystems …

The objective of the present study was to identify the sources and routes of entry of heavy
metals and nutrients into several large waterbodies in the arid zone of Kazakhstan, namely …

Forty years ago, the transformation of the estuary of the Black Sea to a freshwater reservoir
was started by its connection with the Danube River through the Danube–Sasyk Canal …

The Burabay National Natural Park unites six lakes located among the steppe landscape,
with Lake Borovoe being the most visited among them. The phytoplankton of the protected …

A comparison of two closely located reservoirs on the Southern Bug River and its tributary in
the southern region of Ukraine is carried out. One of them (Tashlyk reservoir on a small river …

There is a lack of understanding of the main drivers that form the picture of biological
communities of transitional waters in deltaic ecosystems under the influence of terrestrial …

The spatial distribution of biological indicators of zooplankton in Shardara reservoir
(southern Kazakhstan) was investigated in summer 2015. The development of macrophytes …

The work aimed to study the structural variables of zooplankton to assess the water quality of
the Caspian Sea. Studies of zooplankton were conducted in the spring and summer of 2008 …