Destruction of the Kakhovka Reservoir: Environmental Consequences
Author: O.V. Vasilyuk, V.V. Kolodezhna, V.O. Demchenko, A.A. Kuzemko, O.Yu. Marushchak, I.I. Moisienko, O.D. Nekrasova, V.V. Parkhomenko, M.Yu. Rusin, M.O. Son, A.O. Sploditel, Ye.A. Temchenko, K.O. Filyuta, O.Ye. Khodosovtsev, I.V. Shevchenko
Redactor: V.V. Kolodezhna, O.V. Vasilyuk
Year: 2025
Country: Ukraine
Language: Ukrainian
Type: Text Document
Keywords: Kakhovka Reservoir, environmental disaster, biodiversity, protected areas, ecosystem restoration, Ukraine, Kakhovka Dam, June 2023, climate, soil, hydrology
Description: The publication summarizes the ecological, economic, and social consequences caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant dam in June 2023. It includes analysis of impacts on protected areas, biodiversity, soils, water resources, and climate, and provides initial data on the recovery of ecosystems at the former reservoir site. The resource is authored by leading Ukrainian ecologists and enriched with field expedition results and remote sensing data.
Copyright: No (Public Domain or Creative Commons)