INTERANNUAL CHANGES IN THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN MUSSEL MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS LAM. IN THE BOTTOM SETTLEMENTS OF THE ODESA REGION, BLACK SEA IN 2005–2020
Journal: Marine Ecological Journal
Year: 2023

The article presents the results of comparative analysis of population characteristics, i.e. biomass and abundance, total annual production, P/B-ratio, survival of the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819 from the benthic assemblages of the open part and the coasts of the Odesa marine region for the period 2005–2020, depending on depth (6–23 m), sediment type (soft-silt, sand, shells, hard-rocks and rocks), hydrochemical parameters of water environment and bottom sediment