The zoobenthos structure in the Dniprovske (Zaporizke) reservoir, Ukraine

The article presents data on monitoring the species composition of the zoobenthos of the Dnipro reservoir during 2015-2018. It has been found that a biocenosis of Dreissena (Dreissena bugensis, D polymorpha) was formed on the pass of the upper part of the reservoir on slightly silty sand. The bottom layers of water have been found to be slightly exposed to climatic factors due to slow flow; thus seasonal changes in zoobenthos in the profundal biotope are insignificant.