Abstract
In various biotopic groups of invertebrates of small rivers, the species richness and nematode abundance vary. Periphyton is poorer than meiobenthos. Along with common species, a number of worms are found only in biofouling or only in meiobenthos. A significant increase in species richness, diversity of ecological groups, and abundance of worms in meiobenthos and periphyton of small rivers is observed in zones contaminated with organic substances of anthropogenic and zoogenic origin. The biocenotic and functional role of nematodes in these groups depends to a higher extent on the level of food availability than on a number of other environmental factors that limit their development.
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This study was carried out as part of the state budget project of the Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, “Fauna, Systematic and Biology of Aquatic Invertebrates of Continental,” no. АААА-А18-118012690105-0.
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Skalskaya, I.A., Gagarin, V.G. Nematodes of Meiobenthos and Periphyton in Rybinsk Reservoir Tributaries. Inland Water Biol 12 (Suppl 2), 69–80 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082919060130
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