Taxonomic diversity and structure of benthic diatom taxocenes (Bacillariophyta) along the Crimean Coast (the Black Sea)
Journal: Botanica Pacifica
Year: 2023

Diversity and structure of benthic diatom assemblages in 16 Crimean nearshore habitats with varying levels of technogenic bottom area pollution at depths range 0.5–50 m were investigated and accessed using Taxonomic Distinctness indices (TaxDI). In total 793 species and intraspecific taxa, belonging to 736 species, 130 genera, 53 families, 27 orders and 3 classes of Bacillariophyta were registered. The structure of diatom assemblages from polluted sites can be described as having low species ric