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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Potential Biodiversity Disruptions Caused
by Changes in Water Body Coverage.
A Case of Lake Taldykol, Kazakhstan
1
Department of Management and Engineering in the field of environmental protection,
L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev Str. 2, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
2
Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine” LLP, Almaty, Kazakhstan
3
Republican collection of microorganisms, Astana, Valikhanova 13/1, Kazakhstan
4
Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, The University of Dodoma,
P. O. Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania
Submission date: 2023-12-06
Final revision date: 2024-03-30
Acceptance date: 2024-05-17
Online publication date: 2024-09-05
Publication date: 2025-01-28
Corresponding author
Dinara Yevneyeva
Department of Management and Engineering in the field of environmental protection, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev Str. 2, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Management and Engineering in the field of environmental protection, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Satpayev Str. 2, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(3):3011-3031
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ABSTRACT
The incorporation of water bodies into city surroundings is gaining popularity as metropolitan areas
expand rapidly. Maintaining the ecological health of these lakes poses challenges for ecologists and
local government officials, given the influence of human activity on hydrological and hydrochemical
properties and the resident organisms. Lake Taldykol serves as an illustrative example of how
substantial human involvement disrupts the natural equilibrium of water bodies. This disruption offers
a valuable model for studying ecological succession patterns amid fluctuating hydrological conditions.
The primary objective of this study was to understand how the decreasing water supply in Astana’s
lake system affects the biodiversity of aquatic fauna. Studies on the fauna in the vicinity of Taldykol
Lake were conducted from 2020 to 2022. The research classified species and quantitatively evaluated
the fauna of the lake and its adjacent coasts. The quantitative data was then utilized to calculate
the Shannon index for each unique biome. Results indicated a significant impact on the quantity
and distribution of species due to a 65% reduction in the lake’s area. Several species emerged as
particularly sensitive environmental indicators. Notably, the Shannon index decreased by 0.8 points
(30%) from an initial value of 2.7 to 1.9 as the water area decreased by 2,800,000 square meters
(65%), and the water volume decreased by 3,098,000 cubic meters (71%). This reduction highlights
the ecological implications of the changing lake conditions on biodiversity and overall water quality.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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