%0 Journal Article %A Polishchuk, V. V. %D 1998 %I Begell House %N 2&3 %P 10-35 %R 10.1615/HydrobJ.v34.i2-3.30 %T Biogeography of Continental Water Bodies of Ukraine and Neighboring Territories. 1. Holocene Complexes %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,53d678a4271bcc7d,1fb82dcb03fefd47.html %V 34 %X On the basis of data on the distribution of local aquatic animal complexes in the Pontic-Azov basin and faunistically related areas, a modified biogeographic zoning of water bodies of Ukraine and neighboring territories is proposed. Nine faunal complexes are identified, each with a specific pattern of distribution: Danubian, Dniester, Volga, Central European, Kuban, Colchis-Anatolian, Noghai, and Hyrcanian. The main features of their history, the system of adaptations to changing environmental conditions, specific biocenotic characteristics, parameters of production, self-purification, and other processes, and principal local differences are considered. %8 1998-06-01