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15 August 2025 / Taimyr Telegraph / Anzhelika Stepanova
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New species resistant to anthropogenic impacts found in six Taimyr lakes

Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Scientists from the Institute of Biophysics SB RAS studied 28 lakes within 100 km of Norilsk over two years, finding hundreds of plankton and benthic species; six lakes near industrial zones yielded new species resistant to industrial impacts, with signs of acidification and oxygen deficiency.


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