Analysis and research of the state of Lake Sukorivshchyna as a result of anthropogenic influence, as well as hydroecological and geomorphological conditions of species coexistence

Abstract

This article is devoted to the study of Lake Sukorivshchyna in the Pishchanska united rural community of Novomoskovsk district. When studying the characteristics of the lake, the landscape location, hydrochemical and hydrobiological characteristics, and the degree of their anthropogenic transformation were taken into account. In the conditions of the northern part of the steppe zone of Ukraine, lakes are located exclusively in valley-terrace landscapes, the constituent elements of which differ in the most significant biodiversity. Ecosystems of lakes, despite their considerable similarity, also have many differences: their size and shape, trophic level, and degree and nature of overgrowth with macrophytes. There are examples of typologies of continental bodies of water, including lakes, but for the steppe zone of Ukraine, where the lakes have an insignificant area, and number and ecological differences inherent in water bodies of the steppe zone, a separate typology for them has not been developed. The quality of water at all times has been and is one of the main indicators of the standard of living. Therefore, all developed societies make every effort to provide the population and economy with a sufficient amount of water of a quality that is adequate to the requirements of the consumer. Most of the water comes from natural sources – rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, the water quality of which must not only be assessed, but also predicted. Two main components are responsible for the quality of water in nature – the catchment basin and the ecological system of the water body. Each of them is located in certain conditions of geography and climate, characteristic of the region under study, which in our research is the Steppe zone of Ukraine. This article reflects the studies of Lake Sukorivshchina, and also shows the role of the location of the studied water body, and reveals the patterns of the reaction of the aquatic ecosystem to human activity, which was carried out without scientific justification and proper recommendations for action.