RT Journal Article ID 73f26cb76bcc9f32 A1 Shcherbak, V. I. A1 Semenyuk, Natalya Ye. T1 Use of Phytoplankton for the Assessment of the Ecological State of Water Bodies of the Megalopolis according to the EU Water Framework Directive - WFD (2000/60/EC) JF Hydrobiological Journal JO HYD YR 2009 FD 2009-04-13 VO 45 IS 2 SP 24 OP 34 K1 phytoplankton K1 ecological state of water bodies K1 the EU Water Framework Directive - WFD (2000/60/EC) K1 the number of taxa K1 the Shannon index K1 saprobity K1 numbers K1 biomass K1 chlorophyll a content AB Results of the comprehensive study of phytoplankton of various water bodies of Kiev (floodplain and isolated lakes, ponds, and bays) suggest that phytoplankton is among reliable biological indices of the ecological state of water bodies of megalopolises according to the EU Water Framework Directive - WFD (2000/60/EC). PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,088ae078450c2bba,73f26cb76bcc9f32.html