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Effect of volcanism on environmental conditions and fauna in rivers of Eastern Kamchatka (using the example of watercourses flowing from Kikhpinych Volcano)

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The effect of local factors, including the input of pyroclastic rocks and juvenile volcanic waters, on the structure and abundance of zoobenthos and fish in small watercourses of the eastern volcanic belt of Kamchatka has been studied in the summer period. Streams subjected to the minimal effect of the volcano are characterized by a high diversity and abundance of benthos, aggregations of juveniles in low-water season, and spawning accumulations of fish. Water turbidity, pollution with toxicants, and drying up degrade communities. The rise in water temperature results in an increase in abundance and biomass due to some species of chironomids and caddis flies.

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Original Russian Text © E.V. Esin, Yu.V. Sorokin, 2015, published in Biologiya Vnutrennikh Vod, 2015, No. 4, pp. 31–44.

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Esin, E.V., Sorokin, Y.V. Effect of volcanism on environmental conditions and fauna in rivers of Eastern Kamchatka (using the example of watercourses flowing from Kikhpinych Volcano). Inland Water Biol 8, 352–365 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082915040069

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