The ichthyofauna of 20 small ponds in the Udmurt Republic was studied to estimate the dependence of fish species abundance
on pond size and anthropogenic load, as well as trends in the succession of dominant species complexes in ponds exposed to
the prevailing impact of agricultural activity. Changes in the ecological structure of fish communities in small ponds upon
an increase in the anthropogenic load were analyzed. Some specific features of the species composition of ichthyofauna in
technogenic pond biocenoses were revealed.
Key words pond - community - ichthyofauna - succession - anthropogenic load - species richness
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Translated from Ekologiya, No. 6, 2005, pp. 446–451.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Kotegov.