State and Trends of Zooplankton Community in the Coastal Black Sea Ecosystems of Varna and Sevastopol Bays
Journal: Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
Year: 2010

The paper focuses on the comparison of the zooplankton quality and quantity parameters in two vulnerable coastal areas Sevastopol Bay (Northern Black Sea) and system Varna Bay-Varna Lake- Beloslav Lake (Western Black Sea). The objectives are: 1) to reveal the structure of zooplankton communities in both areas; and 2) to compare the temporal variability of plankton fauna structure in the coastal ecosystems of Northern and Western Black Sea. The numerical abundance of zooplankton of Varna and Belo