Eelgrass Beds (Gen. Zostera Linnaeus, 1753) and the Related Specific Form of the Bottom Microrelief at the Southern Coast of Crimea (in the Black Sea)
Journal: Russian Journal of Marine Biology
Year: 2022

Based on the results of monitoring, this paper presents data on the state of eelgrass beds (Zostera Linnaeus) distributed at depths of 5.5–10.5 m (up to 12 m) within the marine coastal waters of the Cape Martyan Nature Reserve (southern coast of Crimea, the Black Sea). In the autumn of 2020, fragments of eelgrass thickets (beds) showed signs of soil erosion, leading to significant exposure of underground roots and rhizomes of sea grasses and the development of abundant epiphyton on them. A speci