Ichthyofauna of the lower course of the Prut river (Larga river sector (KM 120) - confluence with river Danube)

Abstract

The present written work represents the results of the research of the ichthyofauna from the lower course of the Prut River (including the Manta puddle and the Beleu lake) in terms of succession. It was established that, as a result of anthropogenic actions (drying of over 27-30 thousand ha of puddles, dam of the banks of the Prut River and its tributaries, extraction of sand and river stone from the minor riverbed, irreversible use of water in irrigation and industries, pollution, construction of the Costești-Stânca dam, destruction of wood cuts for lithifile and phytophilic species, etc.) in the ichthyofauna on the lower course of the Prut River, there were significant changes in diversity, quantitative and qualitative composition, and functional status of fish populations.