Metazoan Microzooplankton of the Sevastopol Bay in Spring: Species Diversity and Community Structure
Journal: The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University Series Biology Ecology
Year: 2024

The original results of studies of metazoan microzooplankton (MM) in different locations of the Sevastopol Bay and the nearest open seashore at the end of the spring hydrological season are presented. Using the Primer 5 software package, changes in the abundance, species composition and structure of the MM community were analyzed. Samples were taken in 3 areas of Sevastopol Bay, differing in the degree of pollution and trophicity of the water. MM sampling, temperature and salinity measurements w