Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology

The choice of the direction and goals of research on aquatic ecosystems in Asian Russia is determined by the need to solve the global problem of optimizing the interaction of social and natural systems (society and nature) in specific spatial and temporal boundaries. Western Siberia, as a geosystem on a subcontinental scale, includes almost the entire range of natural zones and all types of water bodies. A large number of diverse natural resources in this vast territory determines the presence of all types of impacts of economic activities related to their use. At the same time, the fuel and energy complex comes out on top, as in other regions of the world. The three components of this complex – electric power, oil and gas and coal industries – directly or indirectly affect water bodies, changing the composition, structure and functional characteristics, direction and speed of fluctuations, successions and evolution of their ecosystems. These changes are complemented and enhanced by other types of impacts related to the metallurgical and chemical industries, mechanical engineering, as well as agriculture, fisheries and forestry, recreation and urbanization (Water of Russia, 2000; Puzanov et al., 2017, 2019). As a result, currently almost all water bodies in the region belong to natural and technical systems (Kirillov, 2000). The purpose of this work is to study the diversity and structural and functional organization of ecosystems of diverse water bodies in Western Siberia (rivers, lakes and reservoirs, the Gulf of Ob) to develop recommendations for the management of the conservation and use of their aquatic and biological resources.