%0 Journal Article %A Mironyuk , A.N. %A Tkachenko, F. P. %D 2014 %I Begell House %K small river, the Chichikleya River, phytobenthos, ecology. %N 3 %P 28-40 %R 10.1615/HydrobJ.v50.i3.40 %T Phytobenthos as the Index of the Ecological State of the Chichikleya River %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,1fd981b0251a5b49,7f6d30df717fe266.html %V 50 %X Results of the study of the flora of the Chichikleya River are given in the paper. On the whole, 91 species of algae (Bacillariophyta − 44, Cyanoprokaryota − 19, Chlorophyta − 14, Euglenophyta − 7, Xanthophyta − 3, Streptophyta − 2, and Chrysophyta − 2) and 10 species of higher aquatic plants were found during the period of investigations. Seasonal dynamics of algae species composition were studied. The ecological state of the watercourse was assessed in terms of indicator species. %8 2014-05-28