TY  - JOUR
A1  - Izhitskiy, A. S.
A1  - Zavialov, P. O.
A1  - Sapozhnikov, P. V.
A1  - Kirillin, G. B.
A1  - Grossart, Hans-Peter
A1  - Kalinina, O. Y.
A1  - Zalota, A. K.
A1  - Goncharenko, I. V.
A1  - Kurbaniyazov, A. K.
T1  - Present state of the Aral Sea: diverging physical and biological characteristics of the residual basins
JF  - Scientific reports
N2  - Latest data on the hydrophysical and biological state of the residual basins of the Aral Sea are presented and compared. Direct, quasi-simultaneous observations were carried out in the central part of the Western Large Aral Sea, the northern extremity of the Large Aral known as Chernyshev Bay, Lake Tshchebas, and the Small Aral Sea in October 2014. The Large Aral Sea and Lake Tshchebas transformed into hyperhaline water bodies with highly special taxocene structure. The Small Aral Sea was a relatively diverse brackish ecosystem, which was rather similar to the pre-desiccation environment. The Small Aral Sea and Lake Tshchebas exhibited a fully-mixed vertical structure, whereas the Western Large Aral Sea was strongly stratified. Our data show that during desiccation, different parts of the Aral Sea experienced different environmental conditions, resulting in qualitative and quantitative differences in the physical and biological regimes among the different residual basins.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23906
SN  - 2045-2322
VL  - 6
SP  - 1435
EP  - 1442
PB  - Nature Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  -