The role of waterfalls in the structure of macroinvertebrate communities of the Tevenek River (Lake Teletskoye basin, Northeastern Altai)

• Main Authors: Yanygina, Liubov V., Shipunov, Petr A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Altai State University 2022
• Subjects: Taxonomic diversity; macroinvertebrates; disconnectivity; natural barrier; river; waterfall; Barrier River; Sibirica
• Online Access: http://journal.asu.ru/biol/article/view/12086; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7714633

Extreme waterfall conditions cause partition of aquatic ecosystems of waterfall streams into discrete zones. To assess the features of aquatic ecosystems that function in waterfall streams, macroinvertebrate communities of the Tevenek River (Lake Teletskoye basin, Northeastern Altai) were examined a...