RT Journal Article ID 1684f3697c26e359 A1 Gromova, Yu. F. A1 Protasov, O.O. T1 The Long-term Dynamics and Distribution of Dreissena Veligers in the Cooling Pond of the Khmelnytsk NPP and Their Role in Zooplankton Structure JF Hydrobiological Journal JO HYD YR 2017 FD 2017-04-04 VO 53 IS 1 SP 3 OP 16 K1 Dreissena veligers K1 zooplankton K1 abundance K1 structure K1 distribution K1 cooling pond of NPP K1 hydrodynamic circulation AB Dynamics of abundance of Dreissena veligers along with quantitative characteristics of zooplankton in the cooling pond of the Khmelnytsk NPP was considered on the basis of the long-term observations (2005-2015). Average numbers and biomass of veligers in the cooling pond in summer and early autumn varied within the limits 38-103 353 specimens/m3 and 0.1-694.4 mg/m3. Over mass development (June - July) they served as an important component of zooplankton (on average up to 32.8% of total numbers and 19.4% of biomass). At the initial stage (2005), after Dreissena polymorpha (Pall.) invasion into the cooling pond (in 2002-2003) veligers were abundant, their portion in zooplankton numbers and biomass on average amounted to 15.0%. Maximums of their abundance were registered in July 2008 and June 2009, minimum - in September 2010. Invasion of Dreissena bugensis (Andr.) in 2012 did not notably affect zooplankton structure. Distribution of Dreissenà veligers in sections of the cooling pond as a rule was uneven. High abundance was character for the middle section of diapason of the thermal remoteness (ratio of temperature at the certain site and maximal temperature in the cooling pond - at point of the heated waters discharge). Heterogeneity of the veligers' distribution was conditioned by both temperature and hydrodynamics processes, which determine patterns of temperature characteristics in the given technogeneous water body. Quantitative characteristics of veligers decreased along with wind-directed technogeneous current. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,1bac4a2c7a4571a9,1684f3697c26e359.html