Comparative Analysis of Structure in Benthic Invertebrates Communities of the Upper (Riverine) Parts of Reservoirs in the Kama River Cascade
摘要
A comparative analysis of the taxonomic and trophic structures of benthic invertebrate communities was carried out based on the results of collections in the riverine sections of the Kama (2012), Votkinsk (2010) and Nizhnekamsk (2015) reservoirs. A species list is given, and trends in benthic fauna changes down the cascade are shown: its depletion at the species and generic levels, a decrease in the proportion of mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies, the absolute and relative species richness of chironomids, as well as the proportion of Tanytarsini, and an increase in the relative species richness of mollusks and crustaceans. The main quantitative trend of changes was an increase in the absolute and relative biomass of filter feeders and scrapers, gastropods and large bivalves, in the riverine sections of reservoirs downstream the cascade.