&lt;span&gt;First researches of the underwater ecosystem communities of an underground channel built in 1950s (Balaklava bay, Sevastopol)&lt;/span&gt;
Journal: Ecologica Montenegrina
Year: 2021

The results of the first studies of the ecosystem state of the underwater part of the channel, artificially created in the middle of the 20th century on the western shore of the Balaklava Bay (Sevastopol) as a naval base of the Black Sea Fleet for the submarines repair, are presented. Channel's ecosystem is determined by uniqueness of anthropogenic formation and considered as analogue of natural Black Sea cave. Hydrospelological survey of the channel and biological studies allowed assessing its