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Article name Zooplankton in the Chara River Basin Waterways on the Udokan Mountain Range Territory (Kalarsky Region of Zabaikalsky Krai)
Authors Krivenkova I. . Candidate of Biology, associate professor, krivenkova_iren@list.ru
Sheveleva N.G. Candidate of Biology, shevn@lin.irk.ru
Evstigneeva T.D. researcher, shevn@lin.irk.ru
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Section Zoology
UDK 591.524.12
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Annotation The authors first introduce some data on the zooplankton of the northern rivers in the Zabaikalsky Krai, a site not previously studied and located within the Udokan Range in the Kalarsky Region. The study describes species composition, abundance and biomass of zooplankton streams that are the right tributaries of the River Chara: Namingnakan, Nirungnakan, Ingamakit, Lower Ingamakit, Naminga and their tributaries, as well as for three stations of the River Chara. The authors describe Camptocercus fennicus, a rare Palaearctic species found in the River Ingamakit, calculate saprobity index for the Namingnakan, Nirungnakan, Ingamakit, and Lower Ingamakit rivers. The classes of water quality in the watercourses are described as clean or very clean, with the exception of the Chara River in the vicinity of water discharge from sewage treatment plants.
Key words right tributaries of the Chara River, zooplankton, saprobity, water quality.
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Full articleZooplankton in the Chara River Basin Waterways on the Udokan Mountain Range Territory (Kalarsky Region of Zabaikalsky Krai)