Microphytobenthos as an indicator of water quality and organic pollution in the western coastal zone of the Sea of Azov
Journal: Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
Year: 2019

Abstract Bioindication of organic pollution and seawater quality was carried out for the first time in the western part of the Sea of Azov on the basis of species composition and quantitative characteristics of microphytobenthos. A total of 229 algal samples were collected at 17 sites over the period of 2005-2014 on three different substrates in three areas under study: Sivash Gulf, the Kerch Strait and Cape Kazantip. In total, 200 taxa of algae were found, which belong to six taxonomic division