Qualitative and Quantitative Structure of Zooplankton Associations in the Danube Thermal Discharge Area of Nuclear Power Plant Cernavoda
| Main Authors: | ŞUNDRI, Mirela Iuliana , GOMOIU, Marian-Traian |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2009
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/57318 |
Daftar Isi:
- Abstract: The authors presents the structure of zooplankton community recorded in the Danube River sector influenced by the thermal discharge from the Nuclear Power Plant at Cernavoda (Romania). On the basis of samples collected in the summer season of the 1999-2001 and 2007, in three key stations (Danube River waters upstream NPP – St.1, thermal effluent – St. 4 and downstream effluent – St.6) 31 species were recorded; zooplankton associations, having relative high densities and biomasses, vary from one station to another, but there are 38% species, in the first period and 43% species in the second period which were found in all three stations. The general conclusion is that the higher temperature of NPP effluent does not affect the zooplanktonic diversity of the analyzed ecosystem.