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Dynamics of Higher Aquatic Vegetation of Protected Shallow Water in Relation to Water-Level Regime in the Volga Reach of the Rybinsk Reservoir

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Changes in the higher aquatic vegetation (HAV) of the protected shallow water “Krasnyi Ruchei” from 1989 to 2019 have been analyzed based on aerial imageries, multidate satellite images, and direct field studies. Images from the second half of July to late September are used to study of the overgrowing. An inverse relationship has been found between the degree of overgrowing and water level. The degree of overgrowing of the shallow water is highest (82–86%) at low values of the water level (99.6–99.7 m) and slightly lower (63–78.8%) at higher values (100.3–100.7 m). This is inconsistent with the data on the Rybinsk Reservoir published before 2013; therefore, further research based on a more representative material is required. The specificity of the regulation of the Rybinsk Reservoir water level, as well as the predominant shallow water phase during the freeze-up period and throughout most of the vegetation season and high sedimentation rates, create favorable conditions for the distribution of HAV. By 2019, HAV in the shallow water had spread to a depth of 1.8 m and the area of overgrowing reached 73% of the normal water level. Helophytes occupied about 70% of the optimal shallow water area, while hydrophytes only 20%. Taking into account the high rate of sedimentation and shallowing, the rates of overgrowing of the studied shallow water will be more rapid in the nearest future, which can be controlled by maintaining a water level close to the normal water-surface elevation level of 101.81 m.

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    S. A. Poddubnyi, E. V. Chemeris, A. V. Kutuzov, A. I. Tsvetkov & A. A. Bobrov

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Abbreviations: HAV, higher aquatic vegetation; ERS, Earth remote sensing; NWSEL, normal water-surface elevation level; NDVI, normalized difference vegetation index; Zmax, maximum filling level; Sovg1, area of overgrowing of shallow water; Sovg2, area of overgrowing of channel; Sovg3, area of overgrowing of the Volga Reach.

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Poddubnyi, S.A., Chemeris, E.V., Kutuzov, A.V. et al. Dynamics of Higher Aquatic Vegetation of Protected Shallow Water in Relation to Water-Level Regime in the Volga Reach of the Rybinsk Reservoir. Inland Water Biol 15, 129–138 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995082922020079

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