We investigated water quality and diversity of organisms on the territory of Slovakia on the river Laborec and on the territory of Ukraine on the river Uh.
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The artificially created Duša stream represents a right-bank tributary of the Laborec River. The regulated channel is located north of the road connecting the villages Pusté Čemerné and Voľa..
The selection of biomonitoring methods in the vicinity of watercourses is influenced by several factors. Different methods are more suitable for assessing various aspects of water quality and ecosystem health...
The course of biomonitoring depends on the observed organisms and the conditions of the locality where environmental observation and monitoring take place...
The Laborec River flows through a partially modified channel between Strážskym and Krivošťanami. In this area, there is a road bridge and, simultaneously, a weir – a dam that adjusts the water level for a small hydroelectric power plant supplied by an artificial, left-side channel (millrace). Due to this, a water deficit occurs on a short section of the river, leading to the exposure of the riverbed...
