Temporal Fluctuations of Zooplankton Communities in Varna Bay (Western Black Sea) and Sevastopol Bay (Northern Black Sea): A Comparative Study
Journal: Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
Year: 2010

Human activities are mainly concentrated in the coastal regions which appeared less capable to assimilate the adverse effects of those threats. The consequences of foremost pressures to European coastal areas, respectively to the Black Sea such as water pollution,\neutrophication, loss of biological diversity, introduction of non-indigenous species, over fishing, land use and landscape deterioration, and coastal erosion have been already well documented (Moncheva et al., 2001, Prodanov et al., 2