There is analysis of the taxonomic diversity of Rotifers, Copepods, and Cladocerans from water bodies, located on the territory of clusters of the Ubsunurskaya Kotlovina State Natural Biosphere Reserve, located within the Russian part of the Ubsunur Basin, on the border with Mongolia. A total of 87 species from 53 genera, 22 families, 10 orders were recorded. Cladocerans include 40%, Copepods – 37% and Rotifers – 23%. The dependence of species diversity on the level of mineralization was established – 89% were found in fresh water bodies, in salty – 23%, in brackish – 14%. Zooplankton composition of the Lake Tore-Khol has undergone some changes in comparison with the data of the second half of the last century. The zooplankton contains species of crustaceans that are rare for the Rossian fauna – Apocyclops dengizicus, Eucyclops dumonti, Alona flossneri. Tuva is the northernmost point of A. dengizicus in Russia – its habitat, lake Amdaigyn-Khol, located at 53⁰ parallel. The spring Bulak is polluted by mechanized water intake for technical needs, which is confirmed by the appearance of an indicator of this process – Brachionus nilsoni, which then enters the lake Shara-Nur. Location on the shore of the lake Tore-Khol camp site led to the development of Filinia longiseta, which had not previously been observed in large numbers. In general, the presence of rare species for the fauna of Russia in the water bodies of the reserve indicates the presence of favorable conditions for their development and life.

Kirova Nadezhda Aleksandrovna, Junior Research Scientist, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resourses SB RAS, 117A, Internationalnaya st., Kyzyl, Republic of Tuva, 667007, Russian Federation, e-mail: chink@list.ru 

Sinev Artem Yurievich, Doctor of Sciences (Biology), Professor, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation, e-mail: artem_sinev@mail.ru 

Chertoprud Elena Sergeevna, Candidate of Sciences (Biology), Leading Research Scientist, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation; Leading Engineer, Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, 33, Leninsky av., Moscow, 119071, Russian Federation, e-mail: horsax@yandex.ru

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