1 JULY 1999
CHANGES IN THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES IN THE ARAL SEA, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NORTHERN PART (SMALL ARAL SEA), 1985-1994: A REVIEW
N.V. Aladin, A.A; Filippov, I.S. Plotnikov, M.I. Orlova, W.D. Williams-1998
International Journal of Salt Lake Research, 7: 301-343
Abstract:
The construction of a dam between the Small and Large Aral Sea in 1993 has had an effect on biological communities. From field and laboratory investigations and analysis of the literature, the structure and function of the main plant and animal communities in the northern (Small) Aral Sea are described and discussed, first, for the period before 1985, and, second, between 1985 and 1994. A prognosis for future changes is provided.
(Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034, St. Petersburg, Russia)