Open AccessResults of research of ecological condition of water quality of headwaters of Prut river by bioindication method
Author(s) -
Yaroslav Ilchyshyn
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vìsnik lʹvìvsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ geografìčna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2415-7201
pISSN - 2078-6441
DOI - 10.30970/vgg.2013.41.1945
Subject(s) - ukrainian , argumentation theory , water quality , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , ecosystem , environmental resource management , river ecosystem , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , ecology , geology , biology , philosophy , linguistics , geotechnical engineering , epistemology
Specifics of the watercourses research in Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains is in developing and using the most appropriate research methods. This will objectively and comprehensively assess the quality situation of water objects. Were reviewed and analyzed different methodological aspects of water quality researching. The use of bioindication methods that are an integral and necessary part of researching the current situations and changes in water (river) ecosystems of mountain regions is substantiated. The methods were used in long-term and comprehensive research of river Prut and the article represents a summary of the results. Argumentation of using this bioindication method in an integrated research of mountain rivers of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains is given. Key words: bioindication, monitoring, water quality, ecosystems, research methods, indices of quality.