SEASONAL DYNAMICS AND RESOURCES OF FORAGE ZOOBENTHOS OF SIVASH AS A KEY AREA FOR THE WADERS MIGRATING ALONG THE AFRO-EURASIAN FLYWAYS
Journal: Odesa National University Herald Biology
Year: 2017

The paper presents results of nine years of research (1994-2002) dedicated to the role of aquatic invertebrates in wader distribution. The stocks of forage resources and their dynamics are assessed for the first time. Forage resources of Sivash exceeded the waders intake as follows: in Eastern Sivash during the spring migration - by 21.5-28.7 times, during the autumn migration – 6.2-10.9 times; in Central Sivash – 2.4 times in spring, and 5.7 times in autumn, correspondingly. A total of 62 speci