Development of the System of Criteria and the Methodological Approach to Assessment of the Aquatic Ecosystem Transformations

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to show the advantages of using the methodological approach to the integral assessment of transformations of aquatic ecosystems. Materials and methods. The approach is based on synthesis and modification of various techniques, in particular, improvement of the method of graphical comparison of taxonomic proportions. Results and discussion. The author's system of evaluation criteria and their gradations was developed. The new information about its approbation was presented. Conclusions. The proposed approach has a wide range of applications in the field of aquatic ecosystem assessment.