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Assessment of the water quality of the Sukhona river tributaries (Vologda oblast) according to zoobenthos indicators
| Ivicheva Ksenya Nikolaevna | PhD, St. Petersburg Branch of the Scientific Research Center of the Russian Federation VNIRO, 26, Makarova emb., St. Peterburg, Russia, ivicheva@niorh.vniro.ru |
| Filonenko Igor Vladimirovich | PhD, Vologda branch of the Scientific Research Center of the Russian Federation VNIRO, 5, Levicheva st., Vologda, Russia, filonenko@vologod.vniro.ru |
| Komarova Alexandra Sergeevna | PhD, I.D.Papanin Institute of Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences, Sankt-Peterburg Branch VNIRO, 109, setl.Borok, Nekouzsky district, Yaroslavl region, Russia, komarowa.aleks@yandex.ru |
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Keywords: zoobenthos bioindication water quality small rivers Vologda oblast |
Summary: Hydrobiological studies of 40 tributaries of the Sukhona River (White Sea basin) were conducted in the summer of 2016–2018. The assessment of the ecological state of the rivers was carried out on the basis of quantitative and qualitative data from zoobenthos. According to zoobenthos indicators, the cleanest rivers include rivers with high flow rates; the most polluted are rivers flowing near populated areas, as well as through wetlands. The contribution of the hydrological characteristics of the catchment area to the formation of water quality is shown. The indices obtained in some cases show contradictory results. The values of the EPT, ASPT, BMWP, and OQR indices may decrease in small watercourses. The value of the Goodnight-Whitley index can be influenced by swamps located in the catchment area. It is shown that the background values of the saprobic index for the watercourses of the taiga zone are in the range of 1.5–2.5. The indices of species diversity and saprobity should be considered in a comparative way. © Petrozavodsk State University |
Received on: 17 November 2025 Published on: 25 December 2025 | |
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