RT Journal Article ID 5269ce120f8853b2 A1 Romanenko, V. D. A1 Medovnyk, D. V. T1 Species Composition and Ecological Characteristics of the Fish Fauna of Small Rivers of Urban Territories JF Hydrobiological Journal JO HYD YR 2017 FD 2017-12-07 VO 53 IS 6 SP 3 OP 11 K1 fish fauna K1 ecological groups K1 small rivers K1 anthropogenic load K1 hydrological regime K1 hydrotechnical constructions AB The species composition of fish fauna and quantitative indices of its development were investigated in several small rivers of Kiev differing in the degree of anthropogenic load. They included the Lybid', Syrets, and Nivka rivers. It has been found that changes in hydrological regime conditioned by anthropogenic transformation of the riverbed are of considerable importance in the formation of the species composition and ecological characteristics of fish fauna. It has been shown that changes in hydrological regime of small rivers of urban territories result in the decrease in the number of species, and also in the substitution of litho-rheophilous fish complex for phyto-limnophilous one. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,0631386b38d70fec,5269ce120f8853b2.html