The database of hydroecological monitoring of the Narochanskie lakes (Belarus)

  • Boris V. Adamovich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Tamara M. Mikheeva Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Raisya Z. Kovalevskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Tatiana V. Zhukova Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Natalia V. Dubko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Ludmila V. Nikitina Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Tamara A. Makarevich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Tamara A. Makarevich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Iryna V. Savich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Yulia K. Veres Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Iryna N. Selivonchik Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Daria V. Kruk Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

The hydroecological monitoring of the Narochanskie lakes hold a special place in the system of monitoring of water bodies. Since 1978, researchers from the laboratory of hydroecology and the Naroch Biological Station named after G. G. Vinberg of the faculty of biology of the Belarusian State University have been conducting year-round monitoring of the Naroch, Myastro and Batorino lakes located in northwestern Belarus. This paper presents a description of an hydroecological database compiled from scattered electronic and printed materials from the laboratory of hydroecology and the Naroch Biological Station named after G. G. Vinberg as part of a series of scientific projects. The database consists of eight tables: «Hydrochemistry», «Temperature and oxygen», «Phytoplankton (integrated samples)», «Phytoplankton (samples by layers)», «Zooplankton», «Zoobenthos», «Bacterioplankton», «Primary production». Each row in the database has the necessary attributes, allowing data from all tables to be combined for each specific sample collection. The database allows for a quick and in-depth analysis of the relationships between the main hydroecological parameters of the lakes. Long-term observation series with a large number of parameters make it possible to analyse long-term trends in changes of lake’s ecosystems caused by climatic and anthropogenic factors.

Author Biographies

Boris V. Adamovich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (biology), docent; head of the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Tamara M. Mikheeva, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

doctor of science (biology), full professor; chief researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Raisya Z. Kovalevskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

senior researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Tatiana V. Zhukova, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

doctor of science (biology); leading researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Natalia V. Dubko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Ludmila V. Nikitina, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Tamara A. Makarevich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

senior researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology



Tamara A. Makarevich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (biology); associate professor at the department of general ecology and methods of teaching biology, faculty of biology

 

Iryna V. Savich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

Yulia K. Veres, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (biology); head of the Naroch Biological Station named after G. G. Vinberg, faculty of biology

 

Iryna N. Selivonchik, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

Daria V. Kruk, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliezhnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

junior researcher at the laboratory of hydroecology, faculty of biology

 

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Published
2024-03-14
Keywords: Narochanskie lakes, monitoring, database, temperature, hydrochemical parameters, phytoplankton, zooplankton, bacterioplankton, macrozoobenthos, primary production, aerobic decomposition
Supporting Agencies Financial support for some stages of monitoring observations was provided through grants from the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Science Foundation. The authors thank the staff of the laboratory of hydroecology and the Naroch Biological Station named after G. G. Vinberg of the faculty of biology of the Belarusian State University who participated in the collection and processing of material in different years, as well as the head of the scientific department of the National Park «Narochansky» A. A. Novikov for assistance in creating a watershed map of the Narochanskie lakes.
How to Cite
Adamovich, B. V., Mikheeva, T. M., Kovalevskaya, R. Z., Zhukova, T. V., Dubko, N. V., Nikitina, L. V., Makarevich, T. A., Makarevich, T. A., Savich, I. V., Veres, Y. K., Selivonchik, I. N., & Kruk, D. V. (2024). The database of hydroecological monitoring of the Narochanskie lakes (Belarus). Experimental Biology and Biotechnology, 1, 66-76. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/biology/article/view/5860
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