Response of invertebrate populations of steppe and floodplain meadows to emissions from the Karabash copper smelter

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Based on the data of 2014, the response of invertebrate communities in floodplain and steppe meadows to emissions from the Karabash Copper Smelter (the main pollutants are SO2 and heavy metals) was assessed. When approaching the smelter, the phytomass of forbs decreases (2–7 times) and the proportion of graminoids increases (from 36–45 to 53–85%) in the phytocenoses of both meadow types. The abundance of invertebrates changes similarly in meadows of both types: the total abundance decreases (by 1.4–2.9 times), while the abundance of all trophic and most of the large taxonomic groups does not change. The taxonomic structure of invertebrates in floodplain meadows changes only in the impact zone, whereas in the steppe meadows – already in the buffer zone. This result partially confirms the hypothesis put forward that the response to pollution in floodplain meadow communities is less pronounced than in steppe meadow communities.

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A. V. Nesterkov

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Email: nesterkov@ipae.uran.ru
Yekaterinburg, Russia

D. V. Nesterkova

Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: nesterkov@ipae.uran.ru
Yekaterinburg, Russia

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