Bottom sediments and biocoenoses of northern Ladoga and their changes under human impact

Characterization of organic constituents in the silty, clayey sediments of northern Lake Ladoga, Russia and Finland, indicates chemically stable fractions. Macro- and meiozoobenthic assemblages are marked by a limited number of species and low biomass. Industrial pollution has resulted in major chan...

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Published in:	Hydrobiologia Vol. 322; no. 1-3; pp. 23 - 28
Main Authors:	Slepukhina, Tatyana D., Belyakova, Irina V., Chichikalyuk, Yury A., Davydoval, Natalya N., Frumin, Grigori T., Kruglov, Evgeny M., Kurashov, Eugene A., Rubleval, Elena V., Sergeeva, Lidiya V., Subetto, Dmitri
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	12-04-1996
Subjects:	Freshwater
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Summary:	Characterization of organic constituents in the silty, clayey sediments of northern Lake Ladoga, Russia and Finland, indicates chemically stable fractions. Macro- and meiozoobenthic assemblages are marked by a limited number of species and low biomass. Industrial pollution has resulted in major changes in benthic conditions, such as increased organic content and heavy metal levels, in sediments of shallow bays. Expansive dead zones and morphological deformities of invertebrates were documented near pollution sources.
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ISSN:	0018-8158 1573-5117
DOI:	10.1007/BF00031801